Thursday, August 05, 2004

Transport Direct live trial

Transport Direct: "Journey planner"

Article Online travel portal nears departure - ZDNet UK News: "After a series of delays to the project, IT supplier Atos Origin has now completed a series of upgrades to the site in order to improve the functionality of the service. Following the upgrades, the site has a postcode search facility, links to purchase coach tickets and a travel news section.
Under the second stage of the �19m project, the supplier has also added a journey planning system which includes timetable information for 330,000 bus stops and 2500 train stations across the UK.
Nick Illsley chief executive of Transport Direct said the project is 'very complex' and involves 'data from many sources'.
'Once we've finished trails later this year, the service will be available to help the travelling public plan their journeys, compare costs and keep up to date with real time travel conditions,' he said.
According to a DfT spokesperson, the site is being 'constantly updated' during the test stage, with new features such as air travel information to be added later this year. "

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