A long-standing pain-point for U.K. developers wanting to do cool things with real-time train data looks like it's going to ease up, thanks to changes in the terms of access and usage being announced today. From June 1, the U.K.'s National Rail Enquiries' Darwin database is switching to free for smaller developers to access and ditching its current licensing requirement.
National Rail, the UK's Association of Train Operating Companies, has released an official "National Rail Enquiries" app for iOS and Android which allows passengers to get real-time information on train departures and arrivals. For the past few years, the sector has been served by a number of unofficial apps, including the award-winning UK Train Times app from Agant, which was recently forced to change its icon by National Rail. Unlike the £4.99 UK Train Times app (which was never released for Android...
