Follow London Trains in 3D
Shares rank 10 of 26 interactive maps by recommenders
Fans find this fun and therapeutic 3D view of London trains, though it is buggy with layering and map alignment issues.
Fans find this fun and therapeutic 3D view of London trains, though it is buggy with layering and map alignment issues.
17 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 65%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Map and 3D layers misaligned
“the map seems to be in the wrong position vs. the trains/3d elements”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Follow London Trains in 3D” “There seems to be some parallax issues between your trip layer and your 3D Tiles layer”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Follow London Trains in 3D” “the tracks arent grounded to the map, they slide all over”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Follow London Trains in 3D” Buggy dragging, arrow keys, tiles
“Interesting but quite buggy. Example: mouse dragging seems trapped in a fairly small area.”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Follow London Trains in 3D” “A bit buggy in term of tiles jonctions”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Follow London Trains in 3D” “Arrow keys not working :(”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Follow London Trains in 3D” Missing London Underground branches
“It would appear you are missing the High Barnet branch of the Northern line.”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Follow London Trains in 3D” “Looks like many (all?) branches are missing.”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Follow London Trains in 3D”
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| isometric.nyc | 52 | 8 | 87% | 3 | — | — |
| Map of Metal | 34 | 4 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
| CheapFoodMap | 29 | 8 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Isopolis | 27 | 7 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Follow London Trains in 3DThis page | 11 | 6 | 65% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Do I find this fun and therapeutic? Absolutely yes!”
“the tracks arent grounded to the map, they slide all over”
“polygons that are supposed to be layered behind are actually in front.”
“Looks like many (all?) branches are missing.”
“it was flying over the buildings!”
“This is frustratingly close to amazing.”
“A bit buggy in term of tiles jonctions”
“There seems to be some parallax issues between your trip layer and your 3D Tiles layer”
“Interesting but quite buggy. Example: mouse dragging seems trapped in a fairly small area.”
“Arrow keys not working :(”
“It would appear you are missing the High Barnet branch of the Northern line.”
“the map seems to be in the wrong position vs. the trains/3d elements”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.