§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when each of the targets for Transport Direct outlined in the 10-year plan will be met. [76190]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe targets set out in the 10 year plan are that by 2003 Transport Direct will include
real-time (that is, actual rather than recorded or timetabled) train operating informationreal-time information on many local bus servicesmulti-modal travel information on the Internet, covering road journeys as well as all public transport modes at a single point of contactbooking of long-distance multi-modal journeys on the Internetdevelopment of Internet-based maps, which allow travellers to examine public transport options both for visiting a specific venue and for general travel around an area they are considering visiting.These targets are on course to be achieved during 2003.