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Back doing a bit of work on this. Safari bug affecting search fixed and minor improvements.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1234448300264637&id=485305331845608&__tn__=-R

https://yourstop.info

Have encountered a lot of hurdles in the promotion of YourStop , it's all discussed at

https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-articles/91386/despite-open-data-has-the-travel-app-ecosystem-become-closed-off/

https://bustimes.org/data

As found in the footer

The site seems to be using sources in a variety of different though not too dissimilar proprietary formats. For example for Reading

https://rtl2.ods-live.co.uk//api/vehiclePositions?key=


Actually another similar tracking too which covers Manchester is

https://traze.app/

Maps can now be kept centered around your current location.

https://www.facebook.com/485305331845608/photos/a.485361865173288/880660942310043/?type=1&theater

Following on from user suggestions, the trip layout has been changed so that the trip diagram is the default view. The diagram, map and detail are now shown in separate panes with buttons used to switch between them. This eliminates scrolling and gives faster access to the desired view. Font sizes and the amount of rounding on box corners has also been standardized.

YourStop uses responsive design techniques so that it renders differently on mobiles and desktops. This concept has been extended so that on maximized windows on displays of width 1920px or more, it now uses the available space more effectively as shown below. The last trip viewed is now also highlighted

I see a huge amount of route and stop changes (though many are small) coming into YourStop so I'm not surprised at printed publications going out of date quickly

Enhancements have been made around how stops in stations are represented, Stourbridge is used as an example and it can be read about at

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/yourstop-gtfs-station-representation-paul-harrington

Other improvements around stop list retention can be read up on at:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=842425729466898&id=485305331845608

Next up in the pipeline (as a result of a suggestion by a user on here) is to place an icon on the maps which will take you back to your current position.

I don't presume they setup an online link to these meetings ?

If anybody is going and would like to ask a question on behalf of YourStop then the question is:

"Are there any plans to increase the number of operators and routes where actual vehicle location updates are posted in GTFS format ?"

I did an analysis of a snapshot of the current vehicle position feed and routes covered by it are shown below. It may seem like a lot but is in fact only a small percentage of routes for which predictions are available.

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Midland Classic,"X12","Lichfield City Centre - Burton upon Trent"
Diamond Bus,"54","Worlds End - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"47",""
Diamond Bus,"65","Darlaston - Friar Park"
Diamond Bus,"226","Dudley - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"326","Bloxwich - Bilston"
Diamond Bus,"226","Dudley - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"42","Redditch - Kidderminster"
Diamond Bus,"9C","Kidderminster - Caunsall"
Diamond Bus,"250",""
Diamond Bus,"401E",""
Diamond Bus,"142","Halesowen - Stourbridge"
Diamond Bus,"80","Bilston - Moxley"
Diamond Bus,"310","Wednesbury - Willenhall"
Diamond Bus,"64","Wolverhampton - Penn"
Diamond Bus,"65","Fordhouses - Wolverhampton"
Diamond Bus,"226","Dudley - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"55","Brandhall - Cape Hill"
Diamond Bus,"229","Bilston - Dudley"
Diamond Bus,"28A","Bordesley - Ward End"
Diamond Bus,"34","Kings Heath - Digbeth"
Diamond Bus,"23","Brownhills West - Bloxwich"
Diamond Bus,"41","West Bromwich - Friar Park"
Diamond Bus,"63","Wolverhampton - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"51",""
Diamond Bus,"65",""
Diamond Bus,"61","Perry Barr - Handsworth"
Diamond Bus,"251",""
Diamond Bus,"192","Halesowen - Kidderminster"
Diamond Bus,"228","Holly Hall - Potters Cross"
Diamond Bus,"41A","Wednesbury - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"54","Worlds End - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"298",""
Diamond Bus,"231","Blackheath - Halesowen"
Diamond Bus,"20","Bearwood - Oldbury"
Diamond Bus,"30","West Bromwich - Stone Cross"
Diamond Bus,"68A",""
Diamond Bus,"64","Wednesbury - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"20","Bearwood - Oldbury"
Diamond Bus,"21","Oldbury - Bearwood"
Diamond Bus,"23","Wednesbury - Portobello"
Diamond Bus,"A1",""
Diamond Bus,"28A","Bordesley - Ward End"
Diamond Bus,"30","West Bromwich - Stone Cross"
Diamond Bus,"74","Walsall - Gillity Village"
Midland Classic,"X12","Lichfield City Centre - Burton upon Trent"
Diamond Bus,"192","Halesowen - Kidderminster"
Diamond Bus,"4","Walsall - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"303","Kidderminster - Worcester"
Diamond Bus,"202","Halesowen - Bromsgrove"
Diamond Bus,"1","Coundon - Walsgrave"
Diamond Bus,"3",""
Diamond Bus,"303","Kidderminster - Worcester"
Diamond Bus,"31","Mossley - Walsall"
Diamond Bus,"57",""
Diamond Bus,"326","Bloxwich - Bilston"
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"48",""
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"247","Evesham - Redditch"
Diamond Bus,"57",""
Diamond Bus,"58",""
Diamond Bus,"42","West Bromwich - Dudley"
Diamond Bus,"54","Worlds End - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"2","Kidderminster - Hales Park"
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"16W","West Bromwich - Digbeth"
Diamond Bus,"247","Evesham - Redditch"
Diamond Bus,"4","Walsall - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"16W","West Bromwich - Digbeth"
Diamond Bus,"16","Newton - Digbeth"
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"16","Newton - Digbeth"
Diamond Bus,"229","Bilston - Dudley"
Diamond Bus,"4","Walsall - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"16","Hurley - Tamworth Town Centre"
Diamond Bus,"40","Wednesbury - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"48",""
Diamond Bus,"326","Bloxwich - Bilston"
Diamond Bus,"31","Mossley - Walsall"
Diamond Bus,"42","West Bromwich - Dudley"
Diamond Bus,"40","Wednesbury - West Bromwich"
Diamond Bus,"31","Mossley - Walsall"
Diamond Bus,"32","Walsall - Lower Farm"
Diamond Bus,"31","Mossley - Walsall"
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"3",""
Diamond Bus,"51",""
Diamond Bus,"3",""
Diamond Bus,"43","Bromsgrove - Redditch"
Diamond Bus,"75","National Exhibition Centre - Sutton Coldfield"
Diamond Bus,"229","Bilston - Dudley"
Diamond Bus,"16A","Kingsbury - Tamworth Town Centre"
Diamond Bus,"89","Kingstanding - Erdington"
Diamond Bus,"145","Rubery - Droitwich Spa"
Diamond Bus,"35","Lichfield City Centre - Walsall"
Diamond Bus,"4H","Walsall - Hayley Green"
Diamond Bus,"43","Bromsgrove - Redditch"
Diamond Bus,"55","Alexandra Hospital - Redditch"
Diamond Bus,"146","Redditch - Birmingham"
Diamond Bus,"58",""
Diamond Bus,"X31",""
Diamond Bus,"27","Stratford-upon-Avon - Lower Brailes"
Diamond Bus,"57",""
Diamond Bus,"125","High Town - Stourbridge"
Diamond Bus,"50","Digbeth - Druids Heath"
Diamond Bus,"002","Weoley Castle - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"50","Digbeth - Druids Heath"
Diamond Bus,"002","Weoley Castle - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"50","Digbeth - Druids Heath"
Diamond Bus,"002","Weoley Castle - Merry Hill"
Diamond Bus,"58",""
First Worcestershire,"44","Link Top - Red Hill"
First Worcestershire,"33",""
First Worcestershire,"36","Worcester - Worcestershire Royal Hospital"
First Worcestershire,"38","Worcester - Worcestershire Royal Hospital"
First Worcestershire,"44","Link Top - Red Hill"
First Worcestershire,"31",""
First Worcestershire,"44","Link Top - Red Hill"
First Worcestershire,"332","Upton upon Severn - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"44","Link Top - Red Hill"
First Worcestershire,"37","Northwick - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"144A","Upper Catshill - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"35",""
First Worcestershire,"X50","Worcester - Evesham"
First Worcestershire,"34",""
First Worcestershire,"X50","Worcester - Evesham"
First Worcestershire,"32","Baynhall - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"144","Birmingham - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"144A","Upper Catshill - Worcester"
First Worcestershire,"144","Birmingham - Worcester"
Select Bus Services,"878","Wolverhampton - Stafford Town Centre"
Select Bus Services,"71","Cannock Town Centre - Wolverhampton"
Select Bus Services,"878","Wolverhampton - Stafford Town Centre"

An update came into yourstop.info last night and all the west midlands metro data is gone (80 stops).

Can anyone throw any light on this ?

FYI, there were more updates over the weekend and the west midlands metro stops came back. And now they seem to have live predictions as indicated by the beating circle next to the departure time

There seem to be quite a few structural changes in the stop/route data and they are pushing out a lot of updates. I view this as a positive BTW

Covers many of the smaller operators too as shown in the list below. More information on yourstop can be found in the General Discussion forum at

http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=5373.0

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Aimee's
Aintree Coachlines
Arriva Midlands
Ashbourne Community Transport
Astons Coaches
Banga Buses
Bennetts Travel
Boultons of Shropshire
Caradoc Coaches
Catteralls Coaches
Celtic Travel
Claribel Coaches
Clearway of Catshill
Cofton Coaches & Euro Liners
Community Transport Calderdale Ltd
Coniston Coaches
Corporate Express
D & G Coach & Bus
DRM Coaches
Diamond Bus
Discount Travel Solutions
Dudley's Coaches
Evergreen Coaches Ltd
Fastline Travel
Finesse Travel
First Potteries
First Worcestershire
Flexibus
George Young's Coaches
Grosvenor Coaches
Hatton Hidson Minor Munro
Hedgehog Community Bus
Henshaw's Coaches
High Peak
Hinckley Bus
Hollands Coaches
Hollywood Travel
Johnson's Excelbus
Kevs Cars and Coaches
LMS Travel
Lakeside Coaches
LandFlight
Let's Go
Lilbourne Community Bus
Lloyds Coaches
Longmynd Travel
Lugg Valley Travel
M & J Travel
Midland Classic
Minsterley
N N Cresswell
National Express Coventry
National Express West Midlands
Newent Shuttle
Notts and Derby
Oswestry Community Action (Qube)
Owens Motors Ltd
Pat's Coaches
R & B Travel
R.K.Travel
Regional Transport
Roberts Coaches
Sargeants Brothers
Scraggs Taxis and Coaches
Select Bus Services
Shipston Link
Stagecoach Midlands
Stagecoach South Wales
Stagecoach West
Stanton's of Stoke
Tanat Valley Coaches
Thandi Transport Ltd
The Green Bus Service
Travel De Courcey
Trent Barton
Villager Minibus Services
Walsall Community Transport
Wolverhampton University Bus
Wrekin Rider
Wyre Forest Dial a Ride
Yarranton Brothers
Yeomans Travel

An update came into yourstop.info last night and all the west midlands metro data is gone (80 stops).

Can anyone throw any light on this ?

Hi it does load quicker now @harringtonp

Thank you, glad to hear this. And if anyone else comes across problems with it that are obviously app related please do get back.

A lot of work has been done with the downloading of stop lists in yourstop as described here:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...85305331845608

Previously downloading  would have impacted NWM users on slower mobile connections but it should be much faster now.

Would anybody be willing to try https://yourstop.info out and verify that the NWM stop list downloads in a timely manner ?

You just need to click on either "Locate the Nearest Stops"  or "UK-West Midlands-NWM" and see how long it takes before you can browse or search. If you are an existing user you may need to refresh your browser, the new version shows the percentage downloaded (which I plan on eventually replacing with a progress bar).