Darwin is the the best source as it's basically a tap into everything which passes throughout the entire UK network.
There is quite a lot of public web page information which can be useful without registering, for example -
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/live-trains/departures/cambridge
I have my Pi scraping my local departure board and determining which are fast and slow trains, which I can saunter to and which I'd have to run for, the best train to aim for having others closely following should one be delayed or cancelled. It allows not bothering when there are major disruptions, saves me missing a train and having to shuffle my feet on a platform longer than I like to.
There's also https://www.opentraintimes.com
Having worked on signalling systems I used to enjoy watching the live signalling displays at stations but many have been ripped out, moved into offices or foyers. Luckily the above provides those, for example -
https://www.opentraintimes.com/maps/signalling/sbr#T_CAMBDGE
There is quite a lot of public web page information which can be useful without registering, for example -
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/live-trains/departures/cambridge
I have my Pi scraping my local departure board and determining which are fast and slow trains, which I can saunter to and which I'd have to run for, the best train to aim for having others closely following should one be delayed or cancelled. It allows not bothering when there are major disruptions, saves me missing a train and having to shuffle my feet on a platform longer than I like to.
There's also https://www.opentraintimes.com
Having worked on signalling systems I used to enjoy watching the live signalling displays at stations but many have been ripped out, moved into offices or foyers. Luckily the above provides those, for example -
https://www.opentraintimes.com/maps/signalling/sbr#T_CAMBDGE
Statistics: Posted by hippy — Sun Mar 31, 2024 1:48 pm