Le Jeune – ROUTES – LONDON TRANSPORTS COMPUTERISED ENQUIRY SYSTEM 1995

Description

This insightful historical document, spanning eight pages and dating from May 1995, was authored by Barry Le Jeune, then Head of Passenger Liaison at London Transport, and presented at a PTRC Conference. It chronicles the planning, development, and justification of ROUTES (Rail Omnibus Underground Travel Enquiry System), a pioneering computerised travel enquiry system. Offering authoritative insight into a pivotal public transport IT initiative of the mid-1990s, the paper details its technological underpinnings, including specific software (Megadyne PARIS, ORACLE) and substantial project costs (£3.5 million). Its official authorship ensures its high trustworthiness, making it an essential resource for transport historians, IT professionals, and researchers of urban infrastructure and passenger information systems. A detailed hardware configuration diagram further enriches its technical documentation.