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There's a zoom function on maps as well, which is handy. Timetables are available going back a couple of years. Live times will have 2-4 weeks of data available

This version will be going live as the main "new" version of the site pretty soon, so let us know if everything is working as expected.

17 hours ago 1 0 0 0

New new version of the site is available to subscribers at traksy.uk/newer . No massive new features yet, but it does fix a lot of long-standing bugs with layout, maps jumping around and headcodes suddenly not mapping to trains. Favourites and pinning should also work

Issues and feedback welcome

18 hours ago 2 0 1 0

Apologies for last night's downtime. A server update went wrong, compounded by our datacentre provider trying to be helpful. Most downtime was when very few trains are running, so hopefully minimal impact.

Looking into options to prevent it in future, if only so I can get a good night's sleep!

2 months ago 1 0 0 0

New year changes to Cambridge South and Micklefield are now mostly done. Already appearing on the old site, and will appear on the new site overnight

3 months ago 2 0 0 0

It's not supposed to be appearing on the legacy maps at all - the legacy server doesn't have any way to show the updates unfortunately.

We had to move the legacy site to backup servers earlier, and it seems like the backup servers have been set up with the new maps by mistake

4 months ago 1 0 0 0

Lots of invisible under-the-hood work recently to keep things running with growing traffic.

But we did roll out a fix yesterday to a very long-standing bug with routes and aspects on the free site. These should now be more reliable, with no more crazy routes popping up and hanging around for hours

4 months ago 1 0 0 0

We have also added new maps to the new site powered by GPS reports. These include:
- Wigan Wallgate to Southport and Headbolt Lane
- Shrewsbury to Chester
- Wrexham to Shotton
- Llandudno Junction to Llandudno, Blaenau and Holyhead

These depend on live updates, so not 100%, but still useful

5 months ago 4 0 2 0

We have added in all the new signals between Guildford and Havant, and the area around Carmarthen, both of which are now in the Network Rail data feed

5 months ago 4 0 0 0
Screenshot showing details for unit 220 001 today, including information about the 4 coaches, and the services it is allocated to

Screenshot showing details for unit 220 001 today, including information about the 4 coaches, and the services it is allocated to

Unit allocations are now available for almost all trains on the new site. The unit numbers are also clickable (or you can enter a unit number in the search bar), to see details of the unit, and all the services it is allocated to today

5 months ago 6 0 0 0
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A screengrab showing the 19.03 iK32 Hull-Leeds service, with a note to say it will be worked by 185 106, which has 3 coaches and 155 seats

A screengrab showing the 19.03 iK32 Hull-Leeds service, with a note to say it will be worked by 185 106, which has 3 coaches and 155 seats

Screenshot showing details of the 17.27 1E73 Plymouth to Leeds train, showing that it consists of a pair of class 220s

Screenshot showing details of the 17.27 1E73 Plymouth to Leeds train, showing that it consists of a pair of class 220s

A couple of examples:

6 months ago 1 0 0 0

It will take a day or two for them all to appear.

Right now the system doesn't show units being added or removed partway through the journey - it just shows all the units as running the whole distance

6 months ago 1 0 0 0

There will be more updates in a few weeks to show more information, in more places, and possibly to show them on the old site as well. For now we just wanted to get the basic data live since it's now available

6 months ago 0 0 0 0

Unit allocations are now starting to appear for most operators on the new Traksy site. They are on the train widget which appears when you click on a headcode, in the same place they were for C2C trains.

6 months ago 3 0 3 0

An in slightly less exciting news, if you click a station name on the map, it will now open the schedule in a pop-up box instead of a whole page view.

7 months ago 1 0 0 0

New feature released to the new site - maps based on reports. We now have maps of:
- All Devon and Cornwall branches and Penzance
- Windermere
- Whitby
- Cotswold line and Worcester

All still a bit experimental, works best with GPS reports, and the platforms at Worcester are a mess, but nice anyway

7 months ago 2 0 0 0

I've corrected this in the source files. It will take a while for it to filter through to the site

7 months ago 1 0 0 0

There have been a few issues this morning with updates on the old site getting behind. They should hopefully be resolved now, but I'm continuing to monitor things

8 months ago 2 0 0 0

Signal aspects and most routes have been added from Paddington out to Hanwell

8 months ago 4 0 0 0

Signal aspects have been added to the full Tyneside area. There are also some routes on the Northumberland line, although these are quite patchy and may be wrong.

Euston has also gained TRTS indicators. It also has some signal aspects, although these are very patchy, and in some cases a bit suspect

9 months ago 4 0 0 0
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Updates to the routes and signal aspects on our maps, including:
- Liverpool St and the Watford area now have maps and routes (on the new site)
- Crossrail has routes and aspects for all users
- Charing X, Cannon St, London Bridge have correct aspects
- West coast from Watford to Crewe has aspects

9 months ago 5 0 0 0

Working on a plan to improve the signal aspects and routes. K know there are some areas which are currently completely wrong.

Where should I work on first?

9 months ago 3 0 0 0

Good spot. I've added the missing crossovers in, so they should appear on the maps overnight

9 months ago 1 0 0 0

Anybody who has been struggling to use a new or updated subscription in the last 4 or 5 days, these should now be working

10 months ago 0 0 0 0

Should also now keep subscribers logged in more reliably

10 months ago 2 0 0 0

That's quite a big project - I don't have the SOP (mappings table) for that area. I'm considering working on a process to automatically calculate them this month, but it's likely to take a few weeks at least.

10 months ago 0 0 0 0

Further improvements:
- "Track on map" button now works *if* the train you are trying to track is on a map you recently opened
- Almost all weirdness with scrolling fixed
- More efficient use of maps should make things better when switching between maps

More to come

10 months ago 3 0 1 0

Some improvements to the new site:
- Logging in should work more smoothly
- Page should load a lot faster when you hit refresh
- Various scrolling weirdness fixed
- Improved some of the more exotic styling on Safari

Scrolling can still be a bit weird. Please give me a shout if you see any problems

10 months ago 5 0 1 0

A day or so of really using the new site on trains has been interesting. Immediate focus will be to make it work better on bad connections and fix the way maps scroll.

Working on maps makes sense. We'll still do cool stuff with schedules longer term, but it's maps you're all here for πŸ—ΊοΈ

10 months ago 6 0 0 0
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Quick straw poll. What would you most like to see released next?
- Work on schedules so they contain all the information in the feed
- Information about exactly what type and size of train is expected to run a service
- Nicer maps with more detail
- More maps, even where there's no live info

10 months ago 3 0 4 0

Apparently yesterday's improvements to the new site included a nasty bug which was making it difficult to click on trains and see details. That's now been resolved

10 months ago 4 0 0 0