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== Open Rail Data Wiki ==
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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 in Great Britain.
  
You've come to the right place if you're looking for information on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data Open Data] available from the UK's rail industry.
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Here are some useful resources:
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* 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
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* The [[Rail_Data_FAQ|FAQ]] contains answers to a number of common questions, including a comparison of the different types of data available
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* 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
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* If you want to suggest a set of data that the industry should open up, fill out the [https://docs.google.com/a/poggs.co.uk/forms/d/1UXyrhAUctU62L_h8bmLSxFusHs0--B1KkH260u-D_Ds/viewform form here].  Check that the data isn't already on the [[Wish_List|wish-list]] before submitting!
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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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|[[About_the_feeds|About the Network Rail feeds]]
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|[[About_the_NRE_Feeds|About the National Rail Enquiries feeds]]
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* The [https://sites.google.com/a/orr.gov.uk/orr-public-register Office of Rail Regulation's Public Register] is available to browse
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* There is documentation for the [[Atoc_Industry_Data|ATOC Rail Industry Data]] releases being worked on
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* There is some [[ReferenceData|reference data]] which may be useful to you in conjunction with the Network Rail feeds
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* If you're looking to get involved, check out the [[Projects|projects]] page.
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There's also a catalogue of [[OpenDataReleases|data released by the industry]], some of which is not strictly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data Open Data], but is not restrictively licensed.

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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 industry should open up, fill out the form here. Check that the data isn't already on the wish-list before submitting!

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.