Spontraineous

Spontraineous Spontraineous brings people who want a short holiday to Britain's hidden gems on fast, comfortable t

spontaneous: spɒnˈteɪnɪəs/
(adjective)
performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus. "the audience broke into spontaneous applause"

train: treɪn/
(noun)
a series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive or by integral motors. "a freight train"

spontraineous: spɒnˈtreɪnɪəs/
(a brilliant concept)
the newe

st way to get discounted train holidays around the UK
"we took advantage of the great deals on Spontraineous to visit Wales in style."

Covid has done more to quell our addiction to holidays abroad than anything else could have this past year. However, the...
29/06/2021

Covid has done more to quell our addiction to holidays abroad than anything else could have this past year. However, the airlines are still using their messed-up tax-free fuel status to offer amazing destinations at

We are the economic regulator for railway infrastructure (Network Rail and HS1); the health and safety regulator for the rail industry as a whole.

04/11/2020

German Rail, with Ogilvy Germany and Getty Images, used a lookalike algorithm to identify German locations that resembled iconic international landmarks.

Happy New Year to HackTrain and everyone else who cheered us on in 2015-16.Dynamic pricing is of course what Spontraineo...
01/01/2017

Happy New Year to HackTrain and everyone else who cheered us on in 2015-16.

Dynamic pricing is of course what Spontraineous was trying to introduce to off-peak trains. We hit the buffers back at Easter when the two train operators we were working with explained that they couldn't do it. We never spoke to London Midland but the real blocker is UK rail regulation that forces train operators to run too much capacity at off-peak times. Dynamic pricing doesn't work when a train has "near infinite spare capacity".

How does the trend away from a single price for a single product affect consumers?

26/03/2016

Hi everyone! How are you spending your Easter long weekend? Going anywhere nice .... by train?

Alex presenting Spontraineous at the Hacktrain launch event
24/03/2016

Alex presenting Spontraineous at the Hacktrain launch event

At the Launch Party of HackTrain where we first introduced Spontraineous to the train industry.
24/03/2016

At the Launch Party of HackTrain where we first introduced Spontraineous to the train industry.

We are part of the Hacktrain Accelerator programme - this is a start up incubator, nurturing young companies who are pro...
24/03/2016

We are part of the Hacktrain Accelerator programme - this is a start up incubator, nurturing young companies who are providing solutions for the rail industry.

23/03/2016

Hi guys, thanks to all the interest from our recent visitors. Our social media campaign is work in progress - there is so much going on this week. We are trying to finalize the details of our trial prior to our launch, we are getting plenty of help with our technology partners at BAE Systems with our website design and so, whilst there's so much going on behind the scenes, we will be keeping you informed once there's more information about our trial. Watch this space, akan datang!

Video of our launch evening 2 weeks ago. Already we've had meetings with several train operators and consultancies plus ...
17/03/2016

Video of our launch evening 2 weeks ago. Already we've had meetings with several train operators and consultancies plus tons of encouragement and advice from the other startups in the HackTrain Accelerator.

Headline Sponsor: GWR Launch Sponsor: BAE Systems Accelerator Sponsors: Virgin Trains, Arriva, Govia, National Express Accelerator Partners:

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spontaneous: spɒnˈteɪnɪəs/ (adjective) performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus. "the audience broke into spontaneous applause"

train: treɪn/ (noun) a series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive or by integral motors. "a freight train"

spontraineous: spɒnˈtreɪnɪəs/ (a brilliant concept) the newest way to get discounted train holidays around the UK "we took advantage of the great deals on Spontraineous to visit Wales in style."

We can fly to Europe for a long weekend for £30 but can't go anywhere inside Britain for that money. At the same time some weekend trains are running nearly empty to beautiful railway towns that would love those visitors. Spontraineous will address this problem of unsold inventory on the trains, an issue yield managers have been trying to solve for decades.