BusTimes.org - general discussion

[Tony]

Is there another bus website similar to bus times org to track buses nationally.

Regional vehicle finder

[Tony]

BODS changed the specification of the data required last week. The information supplied by the company that fits our trackers meets the new spec, but apparently there is a problem with some of the fields not matching properly. It is being looked into. The Hydrogen vehicles have a new type of tracker fitted and there's a problem with the firmware not matching. These are going to have the trackers swapped to get them working

[Stu]

BODS changed the specification of the data required last week. The information supplied by the company that fits our trackers meets the new spec, but apparently there is a problem with some of the fields not matching properly. It is being looked into. The Hydrogen vehicles have a new type of tracker fitted and there's a problem with the firmware not matching. These are going to have the trackers swapped to get them working

That does make sense, and I did see on the BODS website that a number of other operators have had their feeds 'deactivated', potentially for the same reason.
https://data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk/avl/?q=&organisation=&status=inactive&submitform=submit&ordering=-modified

On a positive note, it looks like NX West Midlands have a new data feed set up, though it is not yet reporting any vehicle activity, so this could be resolved soon:
https://data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk/avl/dataset/6022/

[888DUK]

Thanks Guys appreciated 👍

[PB2938]

Nx Bus times is working again what a relief 😌

[bususer28]

I doubt the two are linked but it looks like the latest changes haven't yet been added onto google maps.

[MasterPlan]

6850 showing as an X12 in Bartley Green on bustimes.

[BNH2004]

All NX buses has stopped tracking again on bustimes.org

[BBS]

All NX buses has stopped tracking again on bustimes.org

wow again?

[busboy31]

All NX buses has stopped tracking again on bustimes.org

What was the problem?

[BMJ1970]

Looks like there's no live tracking on Google maps or bus checker either.

[DJ]

Looks like there's no live tracking on Google maps or bus checker either.

Neither on the screen outside Wednesbury Great Western St tram stop on my way home earlier, which shows departures from the bus station. I presume the other screens at stations weren't showing live times either.

[2206]

Neither on the screen outside Wednesbury Great Western St tram stop on my way home earlier, which shows departures from the bus station. I presume the other screens at stations weren't showing live times either.

Priory Queensway stops were showing RTI times live.

[busboy31]

All NX buses has stopped tracking again on bustimes.org

They're back now, after a minor error yesterday!

[BNH2004]

6781 is tracking as 6771 on bustimes.org