Today's blog entry is going to be smaller than most of the others as I'm now starting to run out of ideas for content! So if there is anything you want to see in here or want me to take a look at then please leave a comment or get in touch via Twitter.
Many a time has passed when I have been in need of train times in the UK or in need of fare information and have been able to find it using the very useful free app from thetrainline.com. This usefulness has now been ported across to Honeycomb. Now I'm not sure if the app is specifically designed to fit a 10 inch tablet screen or its just scaled very well but nevertheless it looks good on the Galaxy Tab.
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| Journey Planning Screen |
As you can see on the journey planning screen there is a bit of wasted space at the bottom which could be put to better use, but at least its not filled with adverts! Here you can choose your destination and start point much as you would on the website and of course it contains the full database of UK stations so once you start typing you can auto-complete. It is possible to put in just as many journey planning options as you can on the full website with the benefit of this being in a custom app so your at the mercy of browser rendering, which as we have mentioned before can be a little spotty. Once you have completed your selection of destination and fare type you are passed onto a screen which allows you to select which fare it has selected is the best for you. Again this screen is a bit sparsely populated but it still works well. From here you move onto my favourite screen within the app and in fact take on a whole new orientation, moving into portrait mode.
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| Journey Selection Screen |
This portrait view is great for when your planning on taking a journey on a busy line with lots of trains to choose from. Here you can scroll up and down and then select exactly which departure you want to your destination and move on through the app to purchase your ticket. The next screen is of course the confirmation screen before you actually pay for your ticket. Here you are told what sort of ticket it is and if there are any restrictions on its use.
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| Confirmation Screen |
Now I must confess I didn't actually purchase a ticket so I can't tell you how the in app purchasing works or if it refers you out to the website in the end anyway (I really hope not), but what I can tell you is the whole app works really well and as soon as I need to purchase a train ticket I will be trying this one!
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