My journey from home to Tottenham Court London

train from Portsmouth Harbour to London waterloo:
depart 12.30 arrive at london waterloo 14.29
then: Bus#1 Canada Water to Tottenham Court Road Station Centre Point.
estimated arrival 14.45
return: £18.50- train
return: £3.50- bus
http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/
http://www.raileurope.com/us/train_stations/waterloo.htm

Car: http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/inc/planner_places_redirect.jsp
depart 12.30
arrive 14.45

Southwest trains' website is very good with good informative information on it for example you can click on links which show the expected delays and rail works that are happening and when they are expected to stop. i found real time information on the SWT website, it was the platform and the expected delay for the train. this is important information because you may have to change train or route if you need to get there quicker.

AA route planner was good because it gave you all of the directions and allowed you to chose whether you went on the motorways or not.. also it gave you a map on where the speed cameras are so the driver is not caught out. however i couldnt find any real time information on the website such as expected delays such as, crashes, congestion etc.

therefore there is a difference between these websites because train times are very important because they are a public service and people rely on the expected times of the public services. where as the AA route planner is not public transport therefore is doesnt need real time information. although the website would be used much more it would be better because people would be able to find out recent news on the UK's roads.

the weather today from the forecats on www.bbc.co.uk/weather clear, skies, sunny and around 17°C degrees highs of 20°C