Real-time rail map of Great Britain
The most recommended of 3 railway maps
People recommend it as a smooth, fun way to watch trains and follow journeys live. Critics say its train locations, lines and on-time status can be wrong, so it is not dependable for anything important.
People recommend it as a smooth, fun way to watch trains and follow journeys live. Critics say its train locations, lines and on-time status can be wrong, so it is not dependable for anything important.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 64%
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
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not 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.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun to watch trains
“It works fairly well empirically: my 7yo likes to watch trains and we regularly use this map”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network” “It's pretty good, my 16 y.o. son will be stuck in it for many hours.”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network” “it's a fun toy, but I wouldn't depend on it for anything important”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network” - Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network”
Useful live tracking for commutes
“Used this many times during the longer commutes across country, works well.”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network” “it's by far the most useful train live tracking I've ever seen”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network” Smooth, snappy map
“it was surprisingly snappy when selecting a train or scrolling the map”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network” “smooth animations and the ability to ride along with a train”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Locations, lines and on-time status wrong
“So it isn't even accurate as to which line the train is on.”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network” “something seems wildly off with the locations”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network” “it has half the trains marked as on time”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network”
Other railway maps people recommend
The two most recommended other railway maps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time rail map of Great BritainThis page | 9 | 5 | 64% | 1 | — | — |
| OpenRailwayMap | 6 | 3 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
| Dutch Train Map Simulator | 5 | 3 | 63% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the crowed arrows doesn't communicate much apart from their is activity”
“it was surprisingly snappy when selecting a train or scrolling the map”
“It works fairly well empirically: my 7yo likes to watch trains and we regularly use this map”
“So it isn't even accurate as to which line the train is on.”
“smooth animations and the ability to ride along with a train”
“This is great - thank you! ... still very clear and fun.”
“It's pretty good, my 16 y.o. son will be stuck in it for many hours.”
“it has half the trains marked as on time”
“it's a fun toy, but I wouldn't depend on it for anything important”
“something seems wildly off with the locations”
“Used this many times during the longer commutes across country, works well.”
“it's by far the most useful train live tracking I've ever seen”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.