Bus timing point, Newport Road, Llantarnam
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Bus timing point, Newport Road, Llantarnam
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 24 Feb 2010
I wondered why this bus was stopped for several minutes, thinking it must have broken down. Then I realised this is a bus timing point. If a bus is early, it waits here until the appointed departure time. Many bus timetables point out that times shown for most stops (ie those not designated as timing points) are only estimates. And, of course, no timetable can take account of unexpected delays in the arrival of a bus...
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Image Location
Latitude
51.6315
Longitude
-3.005529