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« on: May 15, 2009, 21:30:37 »
Ok totally trivial but I finally got the insurance company to replace my iphone

There is an app called stations - which finds your nearest station.  Of course I had to download it as its free

Its icon, is......... a refurbed FGW▸ (First Great Western) train/power car although which station it is at I have no idea!

May I should make this a quiz - if anyone has itunes, go into apps, look for station and see if they can identify it!
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2009, 21:54:18 »
Nearby Stations?

It's an fgw hst at Reading. Ap made by former member "swlines"
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2009, 22:03:59 »
Quote from: devon_metro on May 15, 2009, 21:54:18
Nearby Stations?

It's an fgw hst at Reading. Ap made by former member "swlines"




Doh!

I missed that!

What platform is it at - I know Reading more than any FGW▸ (First Great Western) station and I didnt get it!

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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2009, 22:29:45 »
Think it's plat 5 towards Paddington.
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2009, 23:07:21 »
It's a small world! Fancy "Swlines" making the app...
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2009, 23:14:16 »
Well, I'd say, good for swlines: we wished him 'all the best' for his future projects - and that's clearly what he's doing.

Well done, Tom!  Wink Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2009, 23:39:23 »
i have a couple of rail apps for my iphone, i will have to try this one the network rail one is quite good as it also includes bus connections which can be very usefull
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« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2009, 10:22:24 »
Was shown something similar to an iphone (lots of icons on the screen) which allegdley connected to the National Rail Enquires journey planner.

Came up with trains on a Sunday morning from Taplow!
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« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2009, 13:12:44 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on May 15, 2009, 23:14:16
Well, I'd say, good for swlines: we wished him 'all the best' for his future projects - and that's clearly what he's doing.

Well done, Tom!  Wink Cheesy Grin

Hmm, let's hope he's not getting himself into hot water...

"National Rail Enquiries investigated for threatening app developers" (Guardian, 16-06-09)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/jun/16/apple-iphone
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« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2009, 13:57:56 »
my rail lite also lost its licence to display train times...Huh? thats whet it said when i tried it again this morning
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« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2009, 17:11:48 »
It's because Nat R charge ^5 for their app, and they want to make as much profit as poss.

Having free apps will undermine their income.

So they'll have a monopoly - and will be charging a criminal price.
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« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2009, 17:38:17 »
the trains app still works its actuallt better than the network rail one, you can look at more than one station by simply flicking across unlike the nr one where you have to go in program station go out change
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