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These are the Consumium / Consumerium lists of shared and alternative transport and traveller router services by language. + improve other wordings

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+These are the Consumium / Consumerium lists of shared and alternative transport and traveller router services by language.
 * '''[[w:Rome2rio|Rome2rio]]''' [http://www.rome2rio.com/ (.com)] is a worldwide [[w:multimodal transport|multimodal]] traveller router that displays realistic prices.  The prices it gives are slightly inflated from what you would as a local expect to get it for but they are hitting the mark on what a tourist will pay for booked-on-the-go ticket. '''No direct booking'''.
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 * '''[[w:fromAtoB.com|fromAtoB]]''' [http://www.fromatob.com/ (.com)] is a multimodal traveller router. Via a [[w:software program|software program]], the user can search for a connection between two destinations within [[w:Europe|Europe]]. ( Wikipedia )
-* The [[Wikitravel]][http://wikitravel.org (.org)] and [[Wikivoyage]][http://wikivoyage.org (.org)] ( WMF competitor to Wikitravel ) contain a wealth of information on travelling [[ecological]]ly on mass transit nearly anywhere and provide a wealth of knowledge from both local and traveler [[wealth of knowledge]].
+::The journey planners are listed by country or area of service, countries are sorted under languages. ( Wikipedia )
+Also the '''[[Wikitravel]]''' [http://wikitravel.org (.org)] and [[Wikivoyage]] [http://wikivoyage.org (.org)], a WMF fork of Wikitravel contain [[w:copyleft|copyleft]] a wealth of knowledge from both local and travellers on travelling [[ecology|ecological]]ly on mass transit where-ever you go.
 == Definitions from Wikipedia ==
 * A '''[[w:journey planner|journey planner]]''' (or trip planner) is a specialised electronic [[w:search engine|search engine]] used to find the best journey between two points by some means of transport. ( Wikipedia )
 ::*An '''[[w:Intermodal Journey Planner|Intermodal Journey Planner]]''' (IJP), or Trip Planner is computer system which can provide a traveller with an itinerary for an [[w:intermodal passenger transport|intermodal passenger transport]] journey. The system can provide timetable, routing and other travel information. A single journey may use a sequence of several [[w:modes of transport|modes of transport]], meaning that the system must know about [[w:public transport|public transport]] services (bus, train, [[w:aeroplane|aeroplane]], [[w:tram|tram]], [[w:Rapid transit|metro]]) and about transportation networks (roads, footpaths, cycle routes) for private transportation ([[w:automobile|automobile]], [[w:walking|walking]], [[w:bicycle|bicycle]]). ( Wikipedia )
 ::* A '''[[w:public transport route planner|public transport route planner]]''' is a type of [[w:journey planner|journey planner]] designed to provide information about available [[w:public transport|public transport]] journeys ( Wikipedia )
 ::* '''[[w:Intermodal passenger transport|Intermodal passenger transport]]''', also called mixed-mode commuting, involves using two or more [[w:mode of transport|modes of transportation]] in a journey. ( Wikipedia )
-::The journey planners are listed by country or area of service, countries are sorted under languages. ( Wikipedia )
-::Here are the ones with most coverage / utility
 * '''[[w:Shared transport|Shared transport]]''' is a term for describing a demand-driven vehicle-sharing arrangement, in which travelers share a vehicle either simultaneously (e.g. ride-sharing) or over time (e.g. carsharing or bike sharing), and in the process share the cost of the journey, thereby creating a hybrid between private vehicle use and mass or [[w:public transport|public transport]]. [...] ( Wikipedia )