Open Data Train Timetable Websites

[Paul Kelly]

Where is it picking up locations from that are never going to be used for timing and calculating WTT times that don't exist ? I'm looking at a Northampton - New St train and it is showing locations such at International South and International North Jn.

It reminds me of the format of the output from the old CORE (Clive's Online Routeing Engine) - it used to contain an extreme amount of location detail in its descriptions of permitted routes. Perhaps the data is from the same source, or was scraped from there?

 

[Tom]

It reminds me of the format of the output from the old CORE (Clive's Online Routeing Engine) - it used to contain an extreme amount of location detail in its descriptions of permitted routes. Perhaps the data is from the same source, or was scraped from there?

I can't speak for CORE, but the data in RMME was done by hand over a period over 3 months - mostly from the sectional appendix. CORE never used to include every intermediate station/junction either, normally primary junctions/routeing points.

 

[Paul Kelly]

Ahhh that explains it then. The Sectional Appendix does indeed contain lots of locations that aren't used as timing points in schedules - and I guess it's likely it was CORE's source too.

 

[SprinterMan]

All has changed it seems:

Open Train Times has undergone a major redesign.
Timetables & Timetables 2 have been merged into http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/
Trains.im doesn't seem to exist anymore.
Headcodes.info is still going but it's data is from before the September 15th timetable change.

Adam

 

[Paul Kelly]

trains.im was working yesterday - might be just a temporary fault?

 

[SprinterMan]

trains.im was working yesterday - might be just a temporary fault?

Hopefully it comes back online, it was most useful showing the actual stopping points of the trains on a map.

Adam

 

[Eagle]

Hopefully it comes back online, it was most useful showing the actual stopping points of the trains on a map.

OTT does that too.

 

[Poggs]

OTT does that too.

I'm working on making those maps a whole lot nicer too!

 

[Eagle]

I'm working on making those maps a whole lot nicer too!

Would that include some way of snapping the line to the railway lines on the map, to make the route look more realistic and less angular?

 

[Poggs]

Yup, and I'm also adding junctions and sidings in to OpenStreetMap so the data will be available for everyone to use.

 

[voyagerdude220]

Hi all,

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/ appears to have gone down.

Does anyone know when it'll be back?

I find it very good fun to look at.

Thanks.

 

[greatkingrat]

Working fine here - must just have been a blip.

 

[voyagerdude220]

How strange..

I'm still getting the usual "Internet Explorer can not display the webpage" error..
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
I can now get on to the homepage, but when you type a station into the search box, it crashes. :cry:

 

[bolli]

How strange..

I'm still getting the usual "Internet Explorer can not display the webpage" error..
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
I can now get on to the homepage, but when you type a station into the search box, it crashes. :cry:

Sorry, but the basic (and somewhat sensible) answer is to not to use Internet Explorer.

 

[voyagerdude220]

Joking aside, I've tried it on Google Chrome, with the same result.

Strange...

 

[Lrd]

Joking aside, I've tried it on Google Chrome, with the same result.

Strange...

Works fine here on Chrome.

 

[Condor7]

Do any of these real time sites have mobile phone apps?

 

[Lrd]

Do any of these real time sites have mobile phone apps?

No but opentraintimes has a nice mobile webpage.