[1] After Bradshaw's ceased printing in 1961[4] (as it couldn't compete with the cheaper regional timetables), there was a gap of 13 years without a system-wide schedule.

This changed in 1974, when British Rail launched their first nationwide timetable, costing 50p (roughly £10 in 2020) and running to 1,350 pages.

[1] The British Rail Passenger Timetable continued to be published annually until 1986, at which point it was split into summer and winter issues.

National Rail (owned by the Association of Train Operating Companies) was set up to provide information about passenger services after privatisation.

[6] It continues to be updated twice a year, ahead of the main Europe-wide timetable changeover dates in mid-May and mid-December.