Stefan Lindbohm5d ago

Today we’re quietly (and finally!) opening up Railfinder to the public! This is our beta version and - hopefully - the first step towards that one booking site for trains across Europe that we all dream of.

Lots of work has gone into this and equally lots still to do before reach that vision, but if you’d like to try what we’ve built you can now just go to https://www.railfinder.eu and have a go!

Any and all feedback more than welcome 🙏

Show threadorangerkater5d ago
@stefanlindbohm it would be nice to offer a selector for departure/arrival time. 😘
Show threadStefan Lindbohm
@orangerkater Indeed! We search the full day and for longer journeys it’s often not needed to filter that much. But we have it on our list to add as soon as we can for when it’s needed!
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Show threadorangerkater5d ago
@stefanlindbohm currently it seems that searches start at the current time. So I need to enter the day before the desired travel date in order to find connections.
Show threadStefan Lindbohm5d ago

@orangerkater Are you judging by the departure time of the top result? We order by default by a ranking of comfort, not time. All results between 05-24 are included for the day you search. You can sort by departure tile by clicking the ”all departures” option above the list.

If not, you might have found a case that trips us up, care to send me a screenshot if so? I’ll look into it!

Show threadorangerkater5d ago
@stefanlindbohm indeed, you are right. I am so used to sorting by time that I didn't check whether the next connection is on the desired date or not.
Show threadStefan Lindbohm5d ago
@orangerkater We maybe should make this clearer just because it’s a bit unexpected for a lot of people. Adding it to our notes of feedback. Thank you!
Show threadFiete Stegers5d ago
@orangerkater @stefanlindbohm The „short changing time“ feature is useful, but it would be even more useful it would suggest if there are any alternatives (same route, but take the following train for example)
Show threadStefan Lindbohm5d ago

@fiete It does! For any result that has that flag, there is another with a similar departure time that has transfers that we do recommend. Maybe we should think of a way to clarify which result is the alternative for a specific one that is flagged with the warning?

@orangerkater

Show threadFiete Stegers5d ago
@stefanlindbohm @fiete @orangerkater Thrill seeker vs comfy mode toggle