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Now, thanks to the persistence of John Potter, sonora mexico travel one of its original staff members, the timetable has been relaunched as an independent guide after Thomas Cook agreed to hand over the rights to the publication.
For Potter, the response has been overwhelming: "We've had thousands of emails saying, 'We're so glad you're back!' One guy joked he had been taken off suicide sonora mexico travel watch, sonora mexico travel while another woman wrote in to say her husband was much happier now he had his monthly fix. Some people didn't sonora mexico travel even realise it had been stopped. I could write a book out of all the comments."
Rather than accept defeat, Potter remortgaged his house and formed a new company, European Rail Timetable Limited, before approaching Thomas Cook to buy the rights to the timetable, along with the licence to the computer software used to produce them.
Now all five original staff members are back working sonora mexico travel on the timetable, although two of them are now part-time and everyone is working from home. Potter has also managed to get Peter Bass, former editor of the overseas edition – which was discontinued three years ago – to come out of retirement "kicking and screaming" to help out.
In a statement sonora mexico travel released after agreeing the sale, Thomas Cook said: "We know customers were disappointed that the timetable stopped sonora mexico travel and, whilst publishing isn't part of our transformation strategy, we felt it was important to support John with his new venture and continue the tradition started by our founder. We wish John and his team every success for the future."
While sales for the first issue have been promising, the team are already looking to bring the timetable into the digital age, with the possibility of producing an app or selling the pages online – something Thomas Cook had been considering before they ceased production.