OpenLDBWS and The Darwin Evolution Project

[Emma Blackshaw]

Hi,

I've inherited support of a project which uses several soap endpoints at lite.realtime.nationalrail.co.uk (OpenLDBWS). I've been reading about the Darwin Evolution Project but cannot find any definitive reference to whether this directly impacts OpenLDBWS access? I know similar feeds are available via the RDM but is there any information about if or when OpenLDBWS access is likely to be retired?

Thanks,

Em

[Peter Hicks]

Hi Em

On Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 09:40, 'Emma Blackshaw' via A gathering place for the Open Rail Data community <openrail...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I've inherited support of a project which uses several soap endpoints at lite.realtime.nationalrail.co.uk (OpenLDBWS). I've been reading about the Darwin Evolution Project but cannot find any definitive reference to whether this directly impacts OpenLDBWS access? I know similar feeds are available via the RDM but is there any information about if or when OpenLDBWS access is likely to be retired?

I don't think there is a concrete data as to when OpenLDBWS (not via the RDM) is going to be retired, and even if there is, I'd bet it gets pushed back as it's so widely used.

It would be wise for you to look at the codebase and work out whether your codebase is sufficiently flexible to allow you to migrate to getting the data in a different format for when OpenLDBWS is actually retired.  If nothing else, it will be a good way for you to get knowledgable with the project if it's new to you!

Peter

[Emma Blackshaw]

Thanks Peter, that's reassuring! Yes, I'm going to start working on migrating the code to the RDM feeds soon.

Em.