Hi, I’m Hamish; I’m from Watford, UK, and I’m in the second year of Computing. In my free time I enjoy studying foreign languages, playing water polo and doing Competitive Programming. This year I’m behind Imperial CyberSoc and CTF Team. Let’s connect on LinkedIn!
A few months ago, I took the train to Oxford with a school-friend. Rolling through the picturesque Chilterns, the sun streaming through the window, and as the fans of GBRJ that we are, we proposed visiting more UK cities by train. Yet, existing booking sites wouldn’t let us sort destinations by price. Fine, we thought: a bit of programming will solve this. It also happened to explain a long-running enigma – why UK train prices seem so random: