(03 Jan 2023, 5:07 pm)DeltaMan wrote See, I don't agree. At the risk of sounding like Roger French, I think they are essential as part of a package.

I know of two companies than went to a uni open day. One took a proper timetable and the other took a piece of paper with a QR code to a link (which didn't work). I can tell you the bin was full of the QR codes and the timetable booklet were exhausted (and not binned).

It is also a drop in the ocean compared to the overall turnover of a medium to large bus companny. It's certainly not the timetable leaflets fault if an operator can't schedule it's services properly.

Of course, they are the first thing a bean counter looks at when trying to save some money when said service changes are a disaster.

I like them. I think they're a good idea when the network is stable. 

Opening up public transport and making it easy for people to find information is something I think should be a given. 

However (there's always one of them), surely the best way to find out if timetables are worth printing is to ask the public?

Forcing them on the public or withdrawing without consultation due to the dogma of the MD or decision maker of the time isn't always going to be the best course of action.
For the bean counters, you're probably going to identify the ROI and clarify whether they do make a difference or not.