Close but still no cigar
Those of you who have read my reviews before will know that I am visually impaired. I use VoiceOver on my iPhone to work these apps.
The latest update of RTT has made several improvements but as yet it is still not easy to use this app. I know a lot of my sighted friends use RTT and find it brilliant. However, for a visually impaired user, this app is still a long way from user-friendly.
E.g. when you type in part of the station name or its NLC, such as WOF for Worcester Foregate Street, although you can flick the focus to the top of the name list, if there are multiple names for those first three letters, the focus jumps all over the place and does not read straight down the list.
Another feature that is missing is being able to identify quickly where the train is currently at. A fully cited person can look down the timeline and see the blue indicator where the train is currently located. For a visually impaired person, it is necessary to read the full length of the Trains journey and try to work out by time where that train is. In the past I have seen on an app where when you got to the first point of the timeline it would say this train is currently at XYZ. This would be an incredibly useful feature for this application.
Another major fault is that when entering the date you can navigate to the date you wish to look at but then when you double tap on that date, (this is the gesture a blind person uses to indicate they want to use that function) the window stays open. A more accurate way to program this functionality would be to close that window once that date has been selected. The same correction could be done with the time selector.
Overall, this latest update is a step forward in the right direction but as yet I would not want to use RTT with confidence as I would spend far too long trying to find the information I need quickly in a given situation. I look forward to trying out further updates and hopefully writing a more positive review for this application. I would also welcome contact to discuss this from the app designers. Thanks.
The latest update of RTT has made several improvements but as yet it is still not easy to use this app. I know a lot of my sighted friends use RTT and find it brilliant. However, for a visually impaired user, this app is still a long way from user-friendly.
E.g. when you type in part of the station name or its NLC, such as WOF for Worcester Foregate Street, although you can flick the focus to the top of the name list, if there are multiple names for those first three letters, the focus jumps all over the place and does not read straight down the list.
Another feature that is missing is being able to identify quickly where the train is currently at. A fully cited person can look down the timeline and see the blue indicator where the train is currently located. For a visually impaired person, it is necessary to read the full length of the Trains journey and try to work out by time where that train is. In the past I have seen on an app where when you got to the first point of the timeline it would say this train is currently at XYZ. This would be an incredibly useful feature for this application.
Another major fault is that when entering the date you can navigate to the date you wish to look at but then when you double tap on that date, (this is the gesture a blind person uses to indicate they want to use that function) the window stays open. A more accurate way to program this functionality would be to close that window once that date has been selected. The same correction could be done with the time selector.
Overall, this latest update is a step forward in the right direction but as yet I would not want to use RTT with confidence as I would spend far too long trying to find the information I need quickly in a given situation. I look forward to trying out further updates and hopefully writing a more positive review for this application. I would also welcome contact to discuss this from the app designers. Thanks.
Show more
Game changer, the industry (not so) little secret
Having RTT back is a massive game changer for everyone, but importantly for railway workers, the information is absolutely spot on, and is rarely wrong with the formations. This has made my life so much easier on a personal level as now I know where my train is, which platform it’s going to, and on what routes, but additionally as a driver standards manager it is more intuitive than other railway platforms for data (such as TOPS and ERIC), a clean modern look, in an easy and familiar format. Never let it go away again please!
Show more
Almost there!
As a very regular user of RTT, it’s great to see an App back. So far so good, has most of the features of the website but just a couple of things that would make a big difference: 1. The ability to click on a location within a service for it to then go through to all services around that time from that location and 2. The ability to search on other criteria, such as headcode or stock number.
Show more
Good to have as an app
Please add support for Shortcuts!
Really fantastic, mostly
Replicates the website pretty well with all the convenience of an app. The typeface is very small compared to similar apps, would be good to have it larger. And a quicker way to filter live departures/arrivals by ‘calling at’ stations.