|
Title: JourneyAlert Post by: Lee on February 18, 2008, 11:38:16 This service is currently being featured on the front page of the FGW website, so here is a link.
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=2181 Title: Re: JourneyAlert Post by: grahame on February 18, 2008, 12:12:22 I signed up this morning.
Why is "age" a required field in the sign up process, I wonder ... Title: Re: JourneyAlert Post by: Phil on February 18, 2008, 12:50:54 Marketing, Graham. Marketing.
I signed up as well - in fact, my entire family have signed up this morning, along with several other "people" I know (all of whom just happen to have email addresses that arrive in my "In" box ;)) I put all sorts of different ages there, so it'll be interesting to see what differences there are in their marketing approach. The other thing all the addresses I used have in common is a desire to know the times of trains scheduled to arrive at Melksham. Sooner or later it'll dawn on FGW that there is actually a demand there... Title: Re: JourneyAlert Post by: Lee on February 23, 2008, 07:47:41 Here is a Wiltshire Times article link on this.
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/display.var.2066926.0.late_texts_and_emails.php FGW Press Release link. http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?id=583 Title: Re: JourneyAlert Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 07, 2009, 22:35:39 Now, rather belatedly (since my fellow moderators all seem to have signed up to this service a year ago ::) ), I've just got round to subscribing to it myself, in the past week.
And it does seem to work, actually! (I'm sorry if I sound surprised by this, FGW). ;) I get cheery text messages, at least alerting me to cancellations or delays, while I'm trudging along to the station - so it's a useful facility, to supplement the 'live departure boards' on the FGW website that I tend to check before setting out. Sorry if this is not news to those who already subscribe to this free service - but to those who haven't yet, I can now recommend it! ;) :D ;D Title: Re: JourneyAlert Post by: Ollie on February 07, 2009, 22:40:39 I get cheery text messages, at least alerting me to cancellations or delays, while I'm trudging along to the station - so it's a useful facility, to supplement the 'live departure boards' on the FGW website that I tend to check before setting out. Worth noting Chris if you have a internet type facility on your phone, you could still check live departure boards on that, by visiting the national rail website, as it will load a mobile suitable version. Title: Re: JourneyAlert Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 08, 2009, 00:02:26 Fair comment, Ollie - but you're assuming I've got a mobile phone that can cope with anything more than just calls or texts! I'm a technophobe! ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: JourneyAlert Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on February 08, 2009, 00:56:07 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/relex109/3102497687/)
i have the good old iphone with a couple of great features for train times on it This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |