"Peter Frimberley" wrote in message
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On Sat, 9 Sep 2006 13:38:36 +0100, Iain Wilkie Logan
wrote:


Please visit http://www.planajourney.co.uk/ where you will find our
multi-modal journey planning alternative to 'Transport Direct'.

The September 15th issue of 'Bus and Coach Professional' will contain a
comprehensive feature article on our system.

Ironic then that it doesn't seem to know about any buses at all.
Doesn't know any of the regular public buses that I get in London or
Newcastle.

Indeed, what is the point of this?

First two trials I make :

Hungerford to Swindon tomorrow - by train it offers a reasonable response;
by bus, offers only a journey via Heathrow. In fact, there is a regular
interval direct bus service between these two towns. As far as I can see,
there's nothing on the site to indicate that the absence of an offer doesn't
imply the absence of a service - and I can't see a list of which operators
it covers - which makes it utterly useless as a "multi-mode" service

Bath to Swindon tonight - although it seems to understand that engineering
work interrupts the advertised service it hasn't got details of the
replacement buses. So it offers only a ridiculous journy via Newport and
Gloucester.

And no wonder they're touting for business.. SMS messages cost 25p plus the
standard charge. As far as I can see, I can get better answers from the
National Rail service, and I can get it via WAP on my mobile for nothing but
a trivial standard data charge

Walter Man