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David Cantrell · August 28th 12, 02:24 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 02:47:38PM +0000, d wrote:

Meanwhile my Nokia dumbphone will go a week on a single charge in normal use.

Well, I'm back from my weekend in Zurich, and found my smartphone to be
very useful indeed. While there I made six journeys on public
transport, over four different routes, all involving a change. In all
cases, my phone told me exactly what modes of transport to take, what
route numbers, and how long the journey would be. On later comparing
its recommendations to a printed map, it was spot on - and it was far
more convenient, as the ZVV maps are not particularly easy to read.

One other thing that ZVV gets badly wrong and TfL gets right is that at
the confluence of many routes - Central, for example - there are no maps
showing where all the various routes stop. Compare to TfL's very clear
signage inside tube stations directing you to the right line, or the
maps at busy places on the bus network showing which routes use which
stops.

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David Cantrell | semi-evolved ape-thing

I know that you believe you understand what you think you wrote, but
I'm not sure you realize that what you wrote is not what you meant.