Bradshaw

/ˈbrædʃɔː/ noun

Definition

A railway timetable or guide; historically, a standard reference for train schedules in Britain.

Etymology

Named after George Bradshaw, a 19th-century English printer who first published comprehensive railway timetables in 1839. The name became so associated with train schedules that it became a common noun.

Kelly Says

Bradshaw's guides were as essential to Victorian travelers as smartphones are to us today—knowing the schedule meant the difference between catching your train or spending hours waiting in a station.

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