Doe – THE BEST TIMETABLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES 2025

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Barry S Doe’s April 2025 review of the best timetables of the British Isles sets clear criteria—24-hour clock, index of places, and decent maps—and stresses preference for full area booklets or combined map/guides rather than leaflets. He lists standout local-authority timetables in England: Cornwall (returned but disappointing), Devon (excellent six-book series), Hampshire (five-book set with system map), Milton Keynes (superb but not posted), Rutland (small but comprehensive), Surrey (high quality but no county map and won’t post), West Berkshire (compact A6 excellence) and Wokingham (three excellent books). In Wales Pembrokeshire’s Coastal Bus Services is praised. Scotland’s Argyll & Bute and Dumfries & Galloway produce high-standard publications. Top operator timetables include Compass Travel, Cuckmere Buses, First Dorset, Buses of Somerset, Southern Vectis, Swindon’s Bus Company and Wilts & Dorset (Morebus). The Isle of Man’s Bus Vannin is judged the best overall for completeness and detail; Guernsey’s Buses GG is strong but lacks a proper index. Doe emphasizes that small omissions often disqualify otherwise good timetables.