UK national real-time train and bus open data

The good news is that it is coming.

However I can't actually find the real-time open data or API for trains.  I am more than happy to be pointed in the right direction.

What I could find:

UK Cabinet Office - Further Detail on Open Data Measures in the Autumn Statement 2011 (PDF)

There is a text extract of the train and bus section available at http://travelinedata.org.uk/opendata.htm

Here are some highlights:

Train and bus data - The Government will work with the transport industry to make available by April 2012 timetable and real-time train and bus information to support the development of innovative applications to improve passenger journeys.

o Real-time running data from Network Rail

...

DfT will also work with Traveline to release the following data relating to buses:

o Traveline National Dataset on a weekly basis (Great Britain buses); and

o Next Buses API of planned and real-time information at 350,000 GB bus stops (April 2012).

There is the Traveline National Data Set http://travelinedata.org.uk/tnds/index.htm

However all I could find in terms of real-time data or APIs is this section from the NextBus Stakeholders site:

App developers who wish to access NextBuses API — please use the 'contact us' feature at www.traveline.info ... and select the 'NextBuses and txt' option

There's also this information from ATOC but I don't understand how it relates (if at all) to the information promised in the Autumn Statement: http://data.atoc.org/

It would be nice if there was one site with "here's all the transportation data promised in the Autumn Statement, with links, status, license, and developer information".  That doesn't seem to exist.

UPDATE 2012-06-29: There is now real-time train open data available.  ENDUPDATE

Comments

[Charlie Gruszczynski]

I am also awaiting real-time bus data to be open. I also believed April was the month of expected release, thought no information on this could be find.
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