Byway has opposed the proposal from the Office of Rail and Road to allow rail operators in Great Britain to curtail the release of advance timetable information, which it says will make booking train travel harder – thus scuppering the industry’s sustainability initiatives in promoting rail travel over air travel.
Eurostar services to and from Britain are open for booking up to 330 days in advance, and most European operators open services for booking six months in advance.
In order to reduce the amount the country relies on air travel for holidays, Byway said, the government needs to make booking train travel "easier, not harder".
