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06 November 2009

Network West Midlands - Live Bus, Train and Metro Map

Network West Midlands - Live Bus, Train and Metro Map

Network West Midlands - Live Bus, Train and Metro Map
Interactive Travel Map - this is information overlaid on to Google Maps showing live information from http://www.networkwestmidlands.co.uk/

The Interactive Live Map shows:
  • Bus stops (real time bus timetables, where available) rail stations (train departure and arrival times) and Metro stops.
  • See forthcoming departures (live for rail and bus)
  • Link through to full timetables relevant for each station and stop
  • See the 8-letter bus stop code for a particular bus stop.
The map functions:
  • Search box Type a road, town or village, postcode, bus stop name or bus stop code list matching bus stop results in the left panel.
  • Map top strip Tick/untick a checkbox to show/hide those map icons.
  • Map & markers You can pan, zoom and scroll using your mouse and the Google map controls (and the small map view in the bottom right-hand corner).
  • Left side links Select Rail or Metro to list local rail or metro stops
  • Left panel Bus stops matching your search are displayed as lists of links.
  • Quicklist Moves the map to an locality on the drop-down list.

View the Live Interactive Map
http://netwmtravelmap.com/

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04 September 2007

EuroStar Map

EuroStar Map including St Pancras International

"On Wednesday, 14 November 2007, Eurostar launches services from St Pancras International, our new home in the heart of London. Experience faster journeys on High Speed 1."

The Official Flash Map



View Larger Map
Mapperz 30 second version...


Waterloo continues to be a major hub in London's Public Transport Network but will not be an international station after 14th November 2007.

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05 June 2007

Map Transport Icons Clickable - Google Maps

Map Icons Clickable - Google Maps this means that you can plan your bus, train, tram, monorail journey quicker from Google Maps.

Clickable Icons in Google Maps Show Transportation Timetables

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=
waterloo+international&sll=54.162434,-3.647461&sspn=
9.515488,20.43457&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc
=0x487604b9cea6720f%3A0x12774cef7cbe6037&om=1


Now click on the tube icon.

Here is a list of the available transport information (Official)
0 - Tram
1 - Subway (Tube)
2 - Rail
3 - Bus
4 - Ferry
5 - Cable car
6 - Gondola
7 - Funicular (Cliff Railway)


Seems to work better in Switerzand and North America - UK just links through to


http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/ but with the locational information.


Another useful though little know tip for Google Map users out there.

Mapperz

update:
Official Blog Post: Hop on the bus, Gus. Or the train. Or the subway.

And if you know of an online transit site that could provide live feeds directly to the map users there is guidelines available here to do this.
http://code.google.com/transit/spec/transit_feed_specification.htm

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