Category: iRail

  • iRail.git

    iRail source is on Github. To access the iRail source code; Be aware you need to be added as contributor before being able to commit changes. get Git [browse to some folder] mkdir git cd git git clone [email protected]:Tuinslak/iRail.git cd iRail git fetch To edit & commit changes: git add [file] git commit -m ‘edited [file],…

  • iRail station bugs

    Following stations are giving a problem: Aalst, Asse, Brugge, Mechelen Trying to find a fix. Issue: All those stations give an additional intermediate page with the question to confirm your station choice. Old solution: could be by-passed by adding “[B]” to the end of every station name but this has recently changed and is no…

  • iRail is back

    After careful consideration with my lawyer Ywein Van den Brande, I have decided to put iRail back online. The copy of the letter to the NMBS/SNCB can be viewed here. Minor modifications have been made to make it work correctly again with the new route planner of the NMBS/SNCB (changelog); and I’ll keep working on it to…

  • iRail slashdot effect

    Only because stats are pretty awesome. The effects of my media attention a few days ago. I’ll give some more info than what can be seen here. And pretty happy I set up my nginx caching up a few weeks ago. MRTG traffic stats on vm1, my nginx caching server, of the first 2 days…

  • Stopping iRail.be

    As I have no choice. Geachte, NMBS heeft onlangs vernomen dat u de uitbater bent van de website www.irail.be. Uw website is, zoals u het zelf vermeldt, een route planner waarbij alle gegevens en informatie van NMBS website komt (“all data and info is retrieved from the B-Rail website”). uw website maakt hergebruik van de…

  • iRail

    Let me remind you, iRail is NOT affiliated with the NMBS/SNCB in any way. This website was created during my spare time (and mainly for myself). It is also maintained during my spare time. NMBS/SNCB never helped to create or maintain this website (nor did it show any interest to do so). I never got…

  • Mobile B-Rail website

    Only one and a half year after I launched iRail, the NMBS/SNCB launched their own mobile website (with a few additional functions, but not all of them optimized for mobile view). Well done I’d say. Just a tiny bit late. 🙂 And too bad there doesn’t seem to be an iPhone optimized version (later?). Oh…

  • Brussels-Midi + iRail

    Apparently the NMBS/SNCB website now makes a difference between “Brussels-Midi” and “Brussels-Midi Eurostar”; same station, different track. Due to this change, iRail was no longer able to provide any scheduling information which included Brussels-Midi. I’ve made a quick and dirty work around (by including “+ Eurostar” in the drop down menu), solving this bug. However,…

  • iRail new year’s bug

    Took me a while to notice, but iRail.be was displaying the wrong year by default (2011 instead of 2010) and the NMBS website doesn’t have the 2011 time tables yet. Resulting in errors. Anyway, fixed!