Fares data workshop

[yorkie]

Would anyone here be interested in attending fares workshop from a data point of view?

For example if there is anyone here who is exploring the fares data already.

This would be aimed at people who are familiar with computer programming.

We can look at the electronic routeing guide data and/or the electronic fares data.

If you are interested, please reply below indicating roughly where you could get to (e.g. London, Birmingham etc) and also if you had any preferences regarding when it was held (such as weekdays or weekends).

I am thinking we could hold this event in January or early February.

These events can also be a way into developing a career working for suppliers to the rail industry, particularly to younger people or those looking for a change in career.

 

[Kilopylae]

This would be interesting, though my programming is only at a 'can make Java compile the code I borrowed from Stack Exchange if I swear at it lots' level, so I'm happy to give it a miss if I would be holding the session up.

After the 9th, London, Birmingham, Bristol would all be doable, London the most convenient.

 

[miklcct]

I'll be interested, with preferred location in London or Bristol. I am a PHP developer working in a transport company.

 

[Nunners]

Would anyone here be interested in attending fares workshop from a data point of view?

For example if there is anyone here who is exploring the fares data already.

This would be aimed at people who are familiar with computer programming.

We can look at the electronic routeing guide data and/or the electronic fares data.

If you are interested, please reply below indicating roughly where you could get to (e.g. London, Birmingham etc) and also if you had any preferences regarding when it was held (such as weekdays or weekends).

I am thinking we could hold this event in January or early February.

These events can also be a way into developing a career working for suppliers to the rail industry, particularly to younger people or those looking for a change in career.

I'd be interested in this as long as it's in February.

I can write Java programs to interact with BRFares and RTT but it would be interesting to see how I can take it further.

Anywhere Birmingham or south of would be fine for me

 

[SickyNicky]

I'm happy to go along to this to help out if you need me there.

 

[yorkie]

Would there be any interest if we run another fares data workshop in the next month or so?

Locations that could work well include Manchester, Crewe, Stafford, Birmingham, London or Reading.

Anyone who has experience of software development who is looking to get into the fares data either for personal reasons or if you may be interested in employment opportunities, this could be useful for you.

I know of employers who are keen to recruit and are looking for the right people; fares workshops (especially fares data ones) have been a good source of recruiting the right person on numberous occasions. That's not to say the workshops are run for this purpose per se but it can lead to such opportunities.

They are completely free to attend and we can be flexible on the venue, dates and times to suit those who wish to join us.

 

[realemil]

Locations that could work well include Manchester, Crewe, Stafford, Birmingham, London or Reading.

Id be quite interested in this. All those locations would work for me apart from Reading. Birmingham would be the best for me, but I’d be fine for anything

edit:
I code in python & done a fair bit of work with BRFares & RTT. Wanting to get more in-depth to mess around with some stuff.

 

[najaB]

Locations that could work well include Manchester, Crewe, Stafford, Birmingham, London or Reading.

Interested, what dates were you looking at? I'm going to be down Birmingham way for a family event on July 30th, so could do a day either side of that.

 

[roversfan2001]

Would there be any interest if we run another fares data workshop in the next month or so?

Locations that could work well include Manchester, Crewe, Stafford, Birmingham, London or Reading.

In the (admittedly unlikely) event that a Manchester workshop falls on a date that I can make then I'd be interested.

 

[4COR]

I would be interested if it falls away from holiday - Oxford/Reading/London/Birm would all work.

Do you have to have attended a "normal" fares workshop first? I'm mainly a software tester, but do code in python.

 

[miklcct]

I'm interested if it is before 15 July (I'll be out of country to join a world championship afterwards for about half a month), in the London commuting area.

 

[realemil]

My availability is quite open. I can’t do any Tuesday or Friday 15th July. Most other days I’m available, up until the end of September, so whatever suits others!

 

[rownd]

I'd also be interested in this. Northern or Midland venues are preferred, but I could get South if the dates fall right.

 

[Deafdoggie]

Stafford would be my ideal location

 

[SickyNicky]

Great. Firstly. looking at weekends, I can do:

• 9th/10th July
• 31st July I might be able to do but it depends on the event I'm at on 30th; details aren't yet confirmed, but I probably can't do that date.
• 27th/28th August (if I am not away; plans not yet made for that week)
• 3rd/4th Septembet (again, if I am not away)
• 10th/11th September
• 17th/18th September (preference for London if this weekend)

For weekdays I can do:

• 15th july - probably not but maybe depending on an event I am awaiting confirmation on
• 22nd July - probably
• 25th July - possibly but I may need to get to Yarm; Manchester could work
• 1st August - probably
• 19th August - yes
• w/c 22nd August - most days as things stand, but plans not yet finalised
• w/c 29th August - ditto
• 16th September - yes
• 23rd September - yes

I'll need to check availability with the person who will be leading on this; you will certainly have heard of them as they created a well known website which they have since sold on

Saturdays and Sundays are possible for me, but only from late lunchtime (and that depends on how far I need to travel - I live near Ledbury). On weekdays, all of those dates are fine.

 

[All Line Rover]

I'm interested. Would normally only be available on weekends.

 

[dodecahedron67]

Interested, up until the end of July northern areas suit me best, then for august southern areas work more before swapping back to northern areas from mid-september

 

[yorkie]

These will take place on:

• Tuesday 23 August in Manchester
• Sunday 11 September in Crewe
• Sunday 18 September in Birmingham

We are pretty much full unless anyone cancels, but if anyone is interested, do get in touch and I will see if we can fit you in.

 

[miklcct]

These will take place on:

• Tuesday 23 August in Manchester
• Sunday 11 September in Crewe
• Sunday 18 September in Birmingham

We are pretty much full unless anyone cancels, but if anyone is interested, do get in touch and I will see if we can fit you in.

I'll probably wait until the next one in London and South East (Network Railcard area) then.

 

[OscarH]

I'd be interested in the Birmingham one if a space opens up