I’m not usually awake at 0200 in the morning and this morning was no exception. Night Buses, where they run, are nevertheless flourishing at that time. But it’s interesting to note that at the switch between British summer time and Greenwich mean time (officially at 0200 today), bus timetables will have gone into reverse at this time. Theoretically, there are two departures at 0200, for example. But this can cause some confusion. As Wilts & Dorset puts it, to avoid puzzlement, “The easiest thing to do is not to change your watch unitl (sic) you get home and that way you should avoid any confusion.”
Sunday, 30 October 2011
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At the start and end of summer time when I worked on LT (years ago now!) you worked your shift through to the end on the night buses as though the clock had not changed . . .
Stagecoach Oxford say the same on their website, and finish off with this unsurprising sentence which reveals another hurdle:
"Real time information predictions may be disrupted during this period."
I guess there isn't much debate over this. Any approach, bar possibly having a bus sit in the middle of nowhere for an hour, would seem to work, as long as the operator publicises clearly and in advance what the approach is.
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