Comments on: Public transport timekeeping troubles https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/ Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Thu, 07 Jun 2018 04:12:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Is Australia in danger of being swamped by 24-hour time? – Daniel Bowen dot com https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/#comment-426254 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:26:59 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=4125#comment-426254 […] uses 24-hour time in most cases, including on their public timetables — they switched back in 2000. Other public transport operators in Victoria use 12-hour time in […]

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/#comment-370104 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:25:38 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=4125#comment-370104 In reply to Offtrack.

Sounds like someone forgot to “Dial Before You Dig”!

]]> By: Offtrack https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/#comment-369077 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:56:12 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=4125#comment-369077 They broke the communications line to those clocks in footscray as part of the early RRR upgrade works. Without a synchronization signal, they just start counting from 12:00 at power-up.

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/#comment-118608 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 05:04:11 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=4125#comment-118608 In reply to Scott.

At my work we had a recent debate whether out new online timesheet system would use a 12- or 24-hour clock. I believe we came to the cop out answer of making it configurable, and making the end user worry about it.

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/#comment-118607 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 05:02:25 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=4125#comment-118607 In reply to mich.

Mixing my rows and columns up – how embarrassing! (but now corrected)

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/#comment-118605 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 05:01:47 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=4125#comment-118605 In reply to Tom the first and best.

That might explain why it took UK-based National Express to introduce the 24 hour clock format to V/Line.

]]> By: Scott https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/#comment-118492 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:30:18 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=4125#comment-118492 On our online request system at work, we had to adjust booking times back to am/pm cause no one was capable of understanding a 24 hour clock!

]]> By: mich https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/#comment-118441 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 03:40:58 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=4125#comment-118441 Actually, there is only 1 hour in the day where the 24 hour clock gives me grief.

17:45 is a quarter to six, and 19:45 is also a quarter to six.

]]> By: mich https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/#comment-118440 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 03:38:10 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=4125#comment-118440 I don’t like to be picky, but the “extra column at the top” of those timetables you printed, are what normal people call a “row”.

24 hours time is going to be a disaster in NSW, hardly anyone knows what it is.

]]> By: Tom the first and best https://wongm.com/2013/10/victorian-public-transport-timetable-time-formats/#comment-118421 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:55:19 +0000 http://wongm.com/?p=4125#comment-118421 Is the a case of; they use long distance rail a lot in Europe and European railways use 24 hour time therefore the usage of long distance rail travel will go up if 24 hour time is used?

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