DavidTrainMic 6 - The Swiss Intercity Pocket Timetables That Used to Be...
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In late 2021, the Swiss railways discontinued the miniature pocket timetables for intercity travel. It's understandable — in this day and age of the smartphone, paper timetables are in less demand — but they also killed a classic of the rails in Switzerland. David Feng goes through one (from 2018) — still a simplistic, informative design classic...
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