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« on: June 17, 2008, 23:04:49 »
A few questions for you all, reply in whatever method you wish. I don't mind.

In a ticket issuing website, what features would you most desire that are not currently available in ticketing websites such as NXEA▸ (National Express East Anglia) or Thetrainline?

What feature would you most like to see in a general purpose railway website for all passengers (this includes commuters, leisure or prospective travellers)?

If a website was to describe the ticketing system to make it "simple", what areas of the system would you like it to describe?

If a website contained information about each station on the network, what information would you like it to show most prominently that may or not be already available on nationalrail.co.uk?
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« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2008, 09:15:47 »
When you search for cheap tickets and don't find them, it would be useful to know if this is because they have sold out or because the quotas haven't been released yet.  No sure how you would do this whilst keeping the system simple, but I would value the information. 
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« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2008, 11:11:17 »
Quote from: swlines on June 17, 2008, 23:04:49
If a website contained information about each station on the network, what information would you like it to show most prominently that may or not be already available on nationalrail.co.uk?

I'd like it to show more info about car parking at each station, most importantly the cost per day or hour (including season tickets). Although sometimes there's a link to the website of the car park operator, it may not contain very helpful info (e.g. APCOA▸ (Car parking company used at GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) - controlled stations in the area)'s site mostly just has info about what the company does, it has nothing about any individual station car parks).
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« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2008, 12:09:18 »
You know whats coming up Mr swlines.

Routing Guide that actually makes sense!
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« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2008, 16:00:11 »
Quote from: devon_metro on June 18, 2008, 12:09:18
You know whats coming up Mr swlines.

Routing Guide that actually makes sense!

I'm a routeing guide expert and it still confuses me so how do you expect me to make it make sense?!?!
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« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2008, 09:11:11 »
Quote from: BBM on June 18, 2008, 11:11:17
Quote from: swlines on June 17, 2008, 23:04:49
If a website contained information about each station on the network, what information would you like it to show most prominently that may or not be already available on nationalrail.co.uk?

I'd like it to show more info about car parking at each station, most importantly the cost per day or hour (including season tickets). Although sometimes there's a link to the website of the car park operator, it may not contain very helpful info (e.g. APCOA▸ (Car parking company used at GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) - controlled stations in the area)'s site mostly just has info about what the company does, it has nothing about any individual station car parks).

It would be useful to know when the car park typically fills up in the morning.  FGW▸ (First Great Western) did have some of this info on its website a while ago, but lots of people are discouraged driving to a railhead if they don't know for sure that they will be able to park.
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