On Jul 8, 12:05 am, "Michael R N Dolbear"  wrote:
> thagor2...@googlemail.com wrote
>
> > On Jul 7, 7:18 am, MIG  wrote:
> > > In most other UK towns and cities, it doesn't say anything on the
> > > tin.  Try to find a route diagram on display in most places, for
> > Unfortunately true, though at least some tram systems have sprung up
> > in the last decade or so in various places though these are hardly
>
> [...]
>
> Huh ? I had no difficulty in Guildford, Woking, Andover, Bournemouth,
> Bath, York and Lincoln. In every case I acquired a timetable booklet,
> usually free - max 50p, with excellent maps and diagrams. The biggest
> problem was when this said the last bus was 20:08.

(The Google archive is screwed at the moment so I don't know where we
are but ...)

That pretty much illustrates the point.  I can't remember when I last
needed to get any kind of timetable booklet in London because,
firstly, I know that any route is likely to run frequently till late,
if not all night and, secondly, there will be timetables and diagrams
at the bus stop.