Electronic Bus Service Registration and Trans XChange What
Electronic Bus Service Registration and Trans. XChange
What is EBSR? n Moving the bus service registration from paper. . . n …To data (suitable for import into other systems) n …And making sure that data can be reproduced in a readable format
Moving the Registration From Paper. . .
Stagecoach NE EBSR Launch – May 2008
…To Data
Operator Details
Stop Details
Route Details
…And reproducing that data in a readable format
The Route Map and Stops Served
The Full Service Timetable
TXC & EBSR – Brief History n TAN 21 (Traffic Area Network) transformation programme started t t t n n Transformational Government initiative Working together with (HGV and PSV) operators New self-service web-based systems Development of Trans. XChange V 1 t t t 1999 Designed to enable data transfer & electronic registrations Operator Licensing Business System (OLBS) developed t 1999 More complex than originally envisaged Funding focused on (HGV and PSV) operator licensing … Insufficient left for EBSR 2001
TXC & EBSR – Brief History n TAN merged with Vehicle Inspectorate t t t n n t Arriva and Stagecoach VOSA and Transport Direct Objective – To address the pre-requisites for industry adoption and rollout t t 2005 To make consistent with e-Gov and international standards EBSR pilot project started t n To form Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) A major business change for both organisations No explicit funding for EBSR Transport Direct upgrades Trans. XChange t 2003 Provide mapping facilities Address identified performance and capacity issues 2007
Pilot Objectives n End-to-End registration process proven t t t n System functionality and resilience t t t n Operators VOSA LTAs / PTEs Different types of bus service / registration Small to large registration file sizes Single or multiple registration submission Appropriate support process SLAs in place with suppliers Satisfaction of all parties with systems and processes
Timeline n VOSA EBSR pilot capability enabled 1 Jun 2007 n Registrations submitted from n EBSR became VOSA operational service 20 Sep 2007 n Technology launch at York INFORM n VOSA moved pilot to ‘business as usual’ n EBSR Launch by Secretary of State 14 Aug 2007 8 Nov 2007 14 Dec 2007 31 Jan 2008
Progress n n EBSR is now a fully live service Only one outage/system failure since EBSR placed in VOSA operational service t n n ? ? ? successfully submitted registrations (at end Sept. 2008) ? ? registration failures (< 2%) t n That was the failure of an external web service used in the process One of which has led to fix in EBSR Publisher Service characteristics of successful e-registrations include: t t t t Linear routes Express journeys Forked routes Complex Services (Circulars, Cloverleaf, Lollipop routes etc. ) Special day timetables Frequent Services/Long Routes (275 vehicle journeys & 75 stop points) Pick-up/set-down only H&R
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