Comments on: Where’s my train: update 13 Jan http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/2010/01/wheres-my-train-update-13-jan/ Mon, 21 May 2012 08:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Gabrielle L-P http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/2010/01/wheres-my-train-update-13-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Gabrielle L-P Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:27:10 +0000 http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/?p=429#comment-224 Janet if the icons were more like the iPhone app. icons - Also simple shapes or already in use ie Wheelchair access. The idea comes from using universal icons on building plans, which have to be easy to read & use across many disciplines & countries. Also button to zoom screen or colour blind contrast can be built in options or add on/plug ins. Janet if the icons were more like the iPhone app. icons – Also simple shapes or already in use ie Wheelchair access. The idea comes from using universal icons on building plans, which have to be easy to read & use across many disciplines & countries.
Also button to zoom screen or colour blind contrast can be built in options or add on/plug ins.

]]> By: Janet E Davis http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/2010/01/wheres-my-train-update-13-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Janet E Davis Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:39:07 +0000 http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/?p=429#comment-223 Just re-reading Gabrielle's suggestion of icons & colour-coded info, wonder whether would be too problematic for some to see or understand? For example, people with visual impairments could find symbols difficult to read. Just re-reading Gabrielle’s suggestion of icons & colour-coded info, wonder whether would be too problematic for some to see or understand?
For example, people with visual impairments could find symbols difficult to read.

]]> By: Janet E Davis http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/2010/01/wheres-my-train-update-13-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Janet E Davis Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:28:58 +0000 http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/?p=429#comment-222 Very interesting post. I became very bemused by the lack of accurate info that even station staff had when I was doing long-distance commutes on East Coast Mainline. I am very curious as to why it is so difficult for them to transmit accurate information about trains' whereabouts. I suspect that the problem lies in the informations systems and the train whereabouts systems being incompatible/data formats incompatible. How should the trains be identified in your solution? A train must be individually identified in the data to know where that specific train is at any time... Very interesting post. I became very bemused by the lack of accurate info that even station staff had when I was doing long-distance commutes on East Coast Mainline.
I am very curious as to why it is so difficult for them to transmit accurate information about trains’ whereabouts. I suspect that the problem lies in the informations systems and the train whereabouts systems being incompatible/data formats incompatible.
How should the trains be identified in your solution? A train must be individually identified in the data to know where that specific train is at any time…

]]> By: Gabrielle L-P http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/2010/01/wheres-my-train-update-13-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Gabrielle L-P Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:03:55 +0000 http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/?p=429#comment-221 Just thinking of icon & colour coding eg: info on horses & riders in sports sections get a lot of info over in little space once one learns the key its easy to read. So each can be covered: Are the trains full? - Red Train Icon empty,half full, full maybe How many carriages do they have? - Number in above icon Are they running a shorter service than normal? - Letter ie R for reduced Are the platforms busy - New Icon , colour coded for busy/normal Do the platform lifts work at the station? - Access Icon and so on. Any thoughts? Just thinking of icon & colour coding eg: info on horses & riders in sports sections get a lot of info over in little space once one learns the key its easy to read. So each can be covered:

Are the trains full? – Red Train Icon empty,half full, full maybe
How many carriages do they have? – Number in above icon
Are they running a shorter service than normal? – Letter ie R for reduced
Are the platforms busy – New Icon , colour coded for busy/normal
Do the platform lifts work at the station? – Access Icon
and so on. Any thoughts?

]]> By: Paul Hadley http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/2010/01/wheres-my-train-update-13-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Paul Hadley Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:09:45 +0000 http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/?p=429#comment-219 Hi Paul, Hopefully this info helps, maybe you know about this already, I'm not sure. Matthew Sommerville (@dracos) has developed this for fun- http://traintimes.org.uk/map/ Plus, he's done http://traintimes.org.uk/ Hopefully both of these help contribute towards the end results you're looking for. Hi Paul,
Hopefully this info helps, maybe you know about this already, I’m not sure.

Matthew Sommerville (@dracos) has developed this for fun- http://traintimes.org.uk/map/

Plus, he’s done http://traintimes.org.uk/

Hopefully both of these help contribute towards the end results you’re looking for.

]]> By: cyberdoyle http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/2010/01/wheres-my-train-update-13-jan/comment-page-1/#comment-218 cyberdoyle Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:00:40 +0000 http://paulclarke.com/honestlyreal/?p=429#comment-218 If you KIS it will work. Kudos. The key word remains 'Simple'. If you KIS it will work. Kudos. The key word remains ‘Simple’.

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