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Welcome to the Open Rail Data wiki, with information on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data Open Data] available from the rail industry.  There's an open forum for discussing railway data - the [https://groups.google.com/d/forum/openraildata-talk Open Rail Data] group on Google Groups.
Welcome to the Open Rail Data wiki, with information on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data Open Data] available from the rail industry in Great Britain.


If you want to request a set of data that could be opened up, please fill out the [https://docs.google.com/a/poggs.co.uk/forms/d/1UXyrhAUctU62L_h8bmLSxFusHs0--B1KkH260u-D_Ds/viewform form here] - there are no promises, and there will be a page of requested data sources and reasons why they can't be opened up in due course.
Here are some useful resources:


There is a [https://github.com/openraildata Github organisation] for sharing code and code examples - you are encouraged to contribute!
* The [https://groups.google.com/d/forum/openraildata-talk Open Rail Data Talk] mailing list is an excellent place to discuss your use of Open Rail Data and seek the advice of the rest of the community
* The [[Rail_Data_FAQ|FAQ]] contains answers to a number of common questions, including a comparison of the different types of data available
* Our [https://github.com/openraildata Github organisation] is a central place to put code examples and anything that you think will help other users - contact [https://github.com/poggs/ poggs] if you want to join
* If you want to suggest a set of data that the indudstry should open up, fill out the [https://docs.google.com/a/poggs.co.uk/forms/d/1UXyrhAUctU62L_h8bmLSxFusHs0--B1KkH260u-D_Ds/viewform form here]


Finally, there is a large amount of information written by the developer community, for the developer community, for both the Network Rail and National Rail Enquiries feeds.
Finally, if you're planning a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon hackathon], hack-day or an event using the rail industry's Open Data, [mailto:peter.hicks@poggs.co.uk Peter Hicks], who curates the wiki and mailing list, will be happy to talk and possibly come along and talk about the data.


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Welcome to the Open Rail Data wiki, with information on Open Data available from the rail industry in Great Britain.

Here are some useful resources:

  • The Open Rail Data Talk mailing list is an excellent place to discuss your use of Open Rail Data and seek the advice of the rest of the community
  • The FAQ contains answers to a number of common questions, including a comparison of the different types of data available
  • Our Github organisation is a central place to put code examples and anything that you think will help other users - contact poggs if you want to join
  • If you want to suggest a set of data that the indudstry should open up, fill out the form here

Finally, if you're planning a hackathon, hack-day or an event using the rail industry's Open Data, Peter Hicks, who curates the wiki and mailing list, will be happy to talk and possibly come along and talk about the data.

Network Rail National Rail Enquiriesl
About the Network Rail feeds About the National Rail Enquiries feeds

There's also a catalogue of data released by the industry, some of which is not strictly Open Data, but is not restrictively licensed.