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波鉄 (Hatetsu)HaTetsu@mastodon.com.pl
Jul 24, 2025, 5:19 PM
In 1970 they added a simple map showing public transport stops around Gara de Nord in Bucharest, along with a description of their routes, and also little rectangles in the station column, of the kind that featured prominently in old Hungarian timetables, which I _think_ signify which side of the line the station building was on. This was short-lived, however. In 1971 they also added an extra map and table of all stations in Bucharest. The main line map also started showing double-tracked (again) and electrified lines.
From 1974, the table numbers, names, and fast trains (but only the numbers, I guess they were still trying to save *something* on color printing) were printed in magenta (I think).
Also a prime example of Romanian railway improvement weirdness - according to the maps, Craiova-Timișoara was one of the first routes to be electrified… but then it took the better part of a decade for the wires to reach Bucharest, even as three other trunks got them.
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=97545719-d7fc-4ec1-b64c-2534804b2ea4
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波鉄 (Hatetsu)HaTetsu@mastodon.com.pl
Jul 24, 2025, 5:19 PM
In 1980, the map reverted to simple lines with no indication of doubling or electrification. The ads slowly disappeared. On the other hand, table headers started mentioning which sections of line were electrified. In 1987, finally the magenta/red coloring of fast trains started extending to the times themselves and a page about the Bucharest Metro was added (alt text: when you're still saving on multi-color printing, lines are indicated with patterns instead.) - the pages about public transport access to Gara de Nord were retooled into a page showing Metro exits there.
In or around 1991, they decided to a few maps of areas around some major stations and also seat number layout charts… And put many of the "extra information" pages into random spots between tables.
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=a21eebfd-d738-4cd6-8d20-07d0bc0358ba
In 1992, third-party ads made a return, in banner form this time - one example for business named Computerland read "Speed, performance, efficiency. A sure way into the third millennium."
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=b4cbd18e-343f-4dd4-92f7-73f123a1011c
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波鉄 (Hatetsu)HaTetsu@mastodon.com.pl
Jul 24, 2025, 5:19 PM
1993 saw a big redesign, probably the biggest ever. The map was replaced with something that used a kinda garish yellow for lands beyond the borders and tried to stick to 45° angles WAY too closely. The symbols were revised. Headers were now tinted blue, while red was removed again. Icons for sleeper/couchette/restaurant cars went into the row showing classes of seat available, and I think luggage cars were indicated for the first time. Arrows indicating which way to turn pages to reverse direction were added. And last but not least, each tables header showed the line's route with little squares labeled with cities that were filled-in for the section you were looking at on the given page. The international tables where re-arranged, with local #CrossBorderRail traffic getting its own couple of pages with TF (later T) tables.
One annoying flaw was that while pretty much every table got special rows showing the ultimate destination of a train and which table it was shown in, such rows weren't added for the origin for whatever reason.
…There were also, kind of ominous-looking in their simplicity, ads for a weekly called "Capital".
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=cc56f93d-91bd-4170-8a42-74e585b3c690
In 1994, the blue accents turned magenta and the table design was altered a bit more - for one, the train categories and numbers were right-aligned, as if someone had been looking at Excel too much.
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=9e985457-945a-48a5-97f2-160ac6c4c2b3
…Then in 1995, they wen for another redesign, 'cause why not at this point, I guess? Out with the squares, in with circles! Black is the new red! International IC logo! Striking table number!
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=a97d2d6a-19b0-4262-9664-7c27a40edcbb
…And in 1996 they redesigned AGAIN, which I don't feel like screenshotting anymore.
Some time around then they added a table 1000, to show all trains between Bucharest and Ploiești.
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=37720507-347d-40de-8ae1-8c84242815f4
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波鉄 (Hatetsu)HaTetsu@mastodon.com.pl
Jul 24, 2025, 5:20 PM
In 1997, proper center alignment of train numbers was restored, the "service" car symbols were separated from class numbers into their own row, the layout was changed to portrait, and the general "modern" aesthetic toned down. In 1998, they finally stopped redesigning tables every frigging year and instead added highlights back - and multi-colored! IC/EC/EN trains got green, accelerat (fast) got red and some other trains got blue (those that run only on some days?).
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=df829866-b0a8-485f-844e-df1323e6a01d
2000 had the route map with a hypsometric background and, for the first time, every "magistrale" getting its own color and lines belonging to its numbering zone getting colored accordingly. Third-party advertising business apparently dried up in the early oughts.
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=70ff1a1e-8b89-4727-a1ae-33d35d97e013
In 2003/4, the colored highlights were removed again (but some railway ads were still printed in color).
In 2006/7 the magistrale colors were gone, but marking of double-tracked and electrified sections on the map made a return.
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=488c6f2f-f0aa-4dfd-9772-1acf7c30b42d
2013/14 is the last timetable in the collection.
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=a1c06bcd-f92b-4283-8292-b47d2e8eaaa6
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