The Public Transport Information Coordination Group (PTIC) is a community group, created and operated collaboratively by:

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with the active participation of DfT.

Its purpose is to provide coordination on UK activities relating to the compilation and presentation of public transport information, whether to the public or for operational purposes.

It has met on a regular basis since about 2006 and provides mutual industry wide support and advice to the developers and implementors of public transport standards, system and processes. It provides a forum to discuss new data standard requirements and raise issues and questions about existing ones.

Attendance is open to anyone with an interest in public transport data.

Papers For The Next Meeting

There are no papers yet for the next meeting.

National Coach Services Data (NCSD) available via BODS portal

By ptic-admin |

Guide to what is included in the DfT NCSD
November 2024

Input data
We are currently taking data in various data formats, such as (TxC, ATCO-CIF, GTFS) from 6 operators.
The input data we receive is as below.
• Megabus
• National Express
• FLIXBUS – GTFS
• NewBharat Coaches
• Autosradale (Airport Bus Express)
• Scottish Citylink 

This list replicates what was included in the current NCSD.

BODS User Forum (unofficial) Launch

By ptic-admin |

BODS User Forum (unofficial) Launch
A new (unofficial) online forum for users of the Bus Open Data Service (BODS) has been launched.
Open data consumers, bus operators, local authorities, customers, suppliers, and any other stakeholder than has an interest in or experience of the BODS service are invited to share their views, questions and experiences via the new open forum which you can find here https://boduf.discourse.group/ .
Please share this link as widely as possible.