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🇬🇧 Realtime Trains ~ live GB train running & schedules

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Free for reasonable use but requires registering at api-portal.rtt.io; authenticate with HTTP Basic auth (username + password); returns JSON station line-ups and service detail.

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# Realtime Trains ~ live GB train running & schedules needs an access token ~ get yours at:
# https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/about/developer/pull/docs/
curl 'https://api.rtt.io/api/v1/' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'

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API: Realtime Trains ~ live GB train running & schedules
Provider: Realtime Trains (Swift Media)
Auth: requires an access token (sign up: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/about/developer/pull/docs/)
Pricing: free
Base URL: https://api.rtt.io/api/v1/
Important note: Free for reasonable use but requires registering at api-portal.rtt.io; authenticate with HTTP Basic auth (username + password); returns JSON station line-ups and service detail.

Source: Realtime Trains (Swift Media) (https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/about/developer/pull/docs/)
Source type: Official public feed
Endpoint type: Direct public JSON endpoint
Integration difficulty: Needs token
Last checked: 2026-07-05
Production caveat: Keep credentials server-side and confirm current limits, pricing, and webhook/error behaviour in the provider docs.

Help me set up the correct onboarding/authentication path and make the first valid request ~ explain exactly where credentials go and what must happen before production.

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