UK Rail Disruptions Twitter Page

[BradNufc]

Hello,

I used to be a volunteer on Rail Disruptions and we got hacked so we went quite and I would like to start a new twitter page on UK Rail Disriptions and update people on delays, ect... If you are interested in helping me set up this page please comment.

 

[Harlesden]

Excuse me for butting in before properly introducing myself, but the post above seems to contain an awful lot of typos for a guy announcing the set up of a Rail Disuption Twitter page.
Although not in the UK, I've been stalking the various TOC websites as well as this site and their own respective Twitter feeds are well publicised and well known.

 

[Rich McLean]

Hello,

I used to be a volunteer on Rail Disruptions and we got hacked so we went quite and I would like to start a new twitter page on UK Rail Disriptions and update people on delays, ect... If you are interested in helping me set up this page please comment.

The last one got locked down by National Rail Enquirers due to copyright issues, and many others have also been closed down. Is it really worth the effort.

 

[Chapeltom]

I don't think there is a market for it. I follow TOCs on twitter and look at NRE's live departure boards and find its adequate enough in most cases.

If only more knew what they could do with their phones instead of moaning about a delay when they could check on NRE on their mobile

When you tell people info you can easily find on twitter/NRE they talk you as if you they think 'your in the know' or you've something miraculous to find the info out.

 

[BradNufc]

The last one got locked down by National Rail Enquirers due to copyright issues, and many others have also been closed down. Is it really worth the effort.

It was not taken down by national rail because we found out who did it!!

 

[Moonshot]

Brad - I'm sure you could find better things to do with your time...don't bother. As others have pointed out, the TOCs are way better at this

 

[BradNufc]

Brad - I m sure u could find better things to do with your time...dont bother. As others have pointed out, the TOCs are way better at this

Yeh I know but im so bored at the minute.

 

[Railsigns]

Excuse me for butting in before properly introducing myself, but the post above seems to contain an awful lot of typos for a guy announcing the set up of a Rail Disuption Twitter page.

Ooooops! You make a valid point, though.

 

[Qwerty133]

It was not taken down by national rail because we found out who did it!!

I expect there to have been a number of twitter users report the account to twitter (including myself). So if you're just going on info of another person behind the account, there is a high chance it is not true. The last thing I heard about the account was rumours that some RTVs had been untruthfully attained.

 

[tsr]

Yeh I know but im so bored at the minute.

That is not a valid reason to duplicate disruption info on your own Twitter feed! Only do this if local transport info is seriously lacking, or you have a genius idea which can really help passengers. And, given the plight of many unofficial travel news accounts, which I'd suggest may well see rather fewer followers & interactions than they might hope for, you'll probably get "more bored".

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Yeh I know but im so bored at the minute.

Firstly you will get bored of doing something like this very quickly. So you won't be able to provide a reliable 24/7 service. Secondly, I doubt London Underground commuters care about signal failures in the Highlands, so why make people follow a national account rather than just the TOCs that are relevant. Thirdly, if your spelling is as good as it is on here, then you may loose followers. Fourthly, with TOC accounts you can also communicate directly with the TOC - with yours, you can't.

I'm sure I'll think of some more things later.

 

[Railsigns]

Thirdly, if your spelling is as good as it is on here, then you may loose followers.

Or even lose some.

 

[SPADTrap]

Firstly you will get bored of doing something like this very quickly. So you won't be able to provide a reliable 24/7 service. Secondly, I doubt London Underground commuters care about signal failures in the Highlands, so why make people follow a national account rather than just the TOCs that are relevant. Thirdly, if your spelling is as good as it is on here, then you may loose followers. Fourthly, with TOC accounts you can also communicate directly with the TOC - with yours, you can't.

I'm sure I'll think of some more things later.

Don't think too hard just yet!

 

[yorkie]

Hello,

I used to be a volunteer on Rail Disruptions and we got hacked so we went quite and I would like to start a new twitter page on UK Rail Disriptions and update people on delays, ect...

I wouldn't call that being "hacked".

I heard about this Twitter account, as I found it amusing and ironic that tmckinnin was a volunteer.

How would you find out about the delays anyway? Wouldn't you just be regurgitating delays from National Rail Enquiries and the TOCs themselves?

If you are interested in helping me set up this page please comment.

No, sorry.

And if you do get it set up, don't forget our rules regarding advertising

 

[dvboy]

Running a twitter account 24/7 is hard work. I run one for a hyperlocal blog/news website, and have to remember to regularly read tweets of the accounts I follow numerous times a day, and respond real-time when events are happening. It can be really hard work. If it was something that was already being done better somewhere else, I wouldn't have the motivation beyond a few days.

Brad, leave it to the TOCs and Nartional Rail who pay teams of people to do this sort of thing. You won't be able to provide anything better, you'll soon get tired of the moans and questions you can't answer, and you won't see any personal gain from it.

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Or even lose some.

I forgot the first rule of the internet - when criticising someone's spelling, you will undoubtably make a mistake!

 

[Railsigns]

I forgot the first rule of the internet - when criticising someone's spelling, you will undoubtably make a mistake!

That's so troo.

 

[HowardGWR]

I forgot the first rule of the internet - when criticising someone's spelling, you will undoubtably make a mistake!

er, undoubtedly

 

[SPADTrap]

I forgot the first rule of the internet - when criticising someone's spelling, you will undoubtably make a mistake!

Always the way!

 

[ralphchadkirk]

I'm really not having a good spelling day today.

(I've checked this three times for mistakes)

 

[dosxuk]

Yeh I know but im so bored at the minute.

Would you subscribe to a twitter account run by someone who is bored that is only parroting the official TOC twitter accounts?

 

[SPADTrap]

I'm really not having a good spelling day today.

(I've checked this three times for mistakes)

I do the same thing and still end up with errors!

 

[island]

Well, the one time I tweeted a problem to the old Rail Disruptions UK feed, they replied basically saying "we don't see anything about this on NRE so we don't believe you".