The new UK national train website

[essbee]

Am I alone in thinking that this new site is a pile of sh*te?

Talk about 'don't fix it if it ain;t broken'

There was nothing wrong with the old site......

 

[jordanseagull]

Horse shit.

 

[8ace]

You are not alone.
They couldn't have f***ed it up more if they'd tried.

 

[Billy the Fish]

link?

 

[Beach Hut]

It is crap and trust me I am in the industry.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

link?

National Rail Enquiries - Official source for UK train times and timetables

 

[Billy the Fish]

National Rail Enquiries - Official source for UK train times and timetables

Cheers. That is a bit pants, I always use thetrainline

 

[vegster]

Seems fine to me ?

 

[Paxton Dazo]

I always use NR, I must admit I prefer the old format but it still gives the same information, and I've managed to get used to the new one already, so see no problem..

 

[sam86]

I always use NR, I must admit I prefer the old format but it still gives the same information, and I've managed to get used to the new one already, so see no problem..

Same.

It isn't shit, you're just not used to it. Has all the same information, and in my opinion, easier to find.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Yeah exactly, I like the bit where it tells you the 'changes', instead of clicking on it and scrolling down the page, you just hover your mouse.

Easy peasy.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Yeah exactly, I like the bit where it tells you the 'changes', instead of clicking on it and scrolling down the page, you just hover your mouse.

Easy peasy.

That is the only benefit of it, as I can see.

However, I imagine like most things, it'll be alright when we're used to it...

 

[Bluejuice]

You are not alone.
They couldn't have f***ed it up more if they'd tried.

I don't know why I find that so funny but I've just wet myself.

Anyway, I've always used trainline: buy cheap train tickets, get UK train times fares - book seats online


Isn't that the same thing?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I don't know why I find that so funny but I've just wet myself.

Anyway, I've always used trainline: buy cheap train tickets, get UK train times fares - book seats online


Isn't that the same thing?

... except the trainline charge you a commission for buying tickets from them.

 

[beorhthelm]

oh dear they've gone all "web 2.0".
however, theres nothing wrong with it and they fixed a major usability issue where it didnt use to remember the From/To/time info, which was a f***ing pain if comparing routes/times. Changes is dead good and shows the technical benefit of web 2 (but you dont have to shade and round off everything too)

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Hmmm, when is NSC ever going to go all web 2.0? it's still very 2003 in here.

 

[beorhthelm]

Hmmm, when is NSC ever going to go all web 2.0? it's still very 2003 in here.

oi! no! you will not make NSC all gradient shadings, massive fonts, rounded edges* and general tonka toy look. its fine as it is, clean and functional.


*yes i know...

 

[Paxton Dazo]

National Rail still insist on giving stupid time durations for tube journeys. For example, it says my journey, on saturday, between London Bridge & London Euston is over 30 minutes - when I know for a FACT, it's 10 minutes - tops. Unless they include walking from the train to the underground, waiting for a tube, time on the tube, then walking to the train at Euston...even so, it's only about 20 minutes.

 

[Hockley Blues]

traintimes.org.uk is your friend

 

[Fef]

It looks OK to me - apart from the fact that some of the mouse-over elements get obscured by other elements on the screen, and the animation in the American Express advert is a right pain.