Sep 18, 2025
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Choo Choo
Ongoing

Choo Choo

$50,000+
more 1 year
United Kingdom
10+
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Service categories
Service Lines
Software Development
Domain focus
Transportation & Logistics
Subcategories
Software Development
Startups Software

Challenge

Choo-Choo is a UK-based mobile-first train ticketing platform offering a simplified and user-friendly alternative to legacy rail booking systems.

  • Build a modern platform for railway ticket sales with future support for bus travel.
  • Ensure a seamless, mobile-first user experience with discount and railcard options.

Solution

  • Integrate real-time updates and a streamlined delay-repay claims process.
  • Prepare investor-ready materials to support funding and partnership efforts
  • Created a 12-week development roadmap and Scope Document.
  • Integrate real-time updates and a streamlined delay-repay claims process.
  • Prepare investor-ready materials to support funding and partnership efforts
  • Created a 12-week development roadmap and Scope Document.

Results

  • Delivered polished wireframes and designs that helped secure SEIS funding and a strategic partnership with Raileasy.
  • Developed key ticketing features: e-ticketing, Apple/Google Pay, split-fare search, and PDF ticket export for claims.
  • Integrated real-time alerts and a delay-repay claims wizard directly in the app.
  • Added 3rd-party integrations for journey search, basket management, checkout, and payments via Stripe/Braintree with Firebase and OAuth0.
  • Delivered an MVP within 12 weeks, a mobile-first application (iOS, Android) using React Native with Expo + Next.js adapter from DBBS Pre-Built Solutions