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Traksy @traksy.uk · 02/07/2026

New lines include the Isle of Wight and Stranraer. The Stranraer line is a bit quiet, but I could watch the IoW line for hours. A Traksy subscription is probably cheaper than a holiday, and comes with minimal danger of your feet getting covered in itchy wet sand.

Picture shows a traksy map of the Isle of Wight

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 23/05/2026

We now have a map of the Darlington to line Bishop Auckland line. This looks pretty on the main site, but the area doesn't get live signal data from Network Rail. On the subscriber site the map shows train locations powered by GPS updates

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 05/05/2026

Some updates on the subscriber-only website. We had a big server crash a week ago which forced us to roll out the new version at around 15 minutes notice. It wasn't the plan, but it's worked out reasonably well.

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 19/02/2026

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!

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 09/01/2026

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 06/12/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 03/11/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 03/11/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 03/11/2025

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

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 26/09/2025

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.

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 13/09/2025

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.

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 13/09/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 05/08/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 20/07/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 18/07/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 02/07/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 29/06/2025

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?

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 17/06/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 11/06/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 05/06/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 28/05/2025

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

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 27/05/2025

Some improvements/bugfixes: - VSTPs can now be displayed them in the new site - VSTPs now nearly always have the operator provided - All schedules now display the train service code - Various bugfixes and tidies. Hopefully there will be some more exciting new features next week

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 15/05/2025

Some bugfixes on new site that might have been irritating people for a while: - You can once again search for trains or pick them from the timetable and have them open on the appropriate day - When you click on an unknown train it will once again show a little popup so you can search by headcode

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 14/05/2025

Apologies for the downtime earlier on. There was an internal issue in Network Rail which broke the feed for some time, and then our access to the feed was silently blocked because we'd been trying to access it too often while it was broken. Much fun.

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 15/04/2025

Big pile of changes to the new site. Will do a thread tomorrow going through some of the highlights. In the meantime please report any issues - there's a lot of changes so there's bound to be some bugs

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 15/02/2025

Subscribers can now make Traksy default to the new site when they visit. We'll be working on a nicer interface but for now you just need to: - Click on your email in the top-right of the page - Click on the "toggle selected site" option until it reads "new site" - Refresh the page

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 04/02/2025

There were issues with the old website overnight which have now been resolved. We did some maintenance overnight, and unfortunately a crucial part of the old website didn't come back up. Everything is working again now, and I'm looking at more effective monitoring. Sorry for the inconvenience

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 02/02/2025

And to finish the evening, cancellations and reinstatements

Screenshot showing a train widget for a cancelled train. The word "CAN" is highlighted in red in the bottom left corner

Screenshot of the timetable for a cancelled train showing "Train cancelled from here" under the Dumbarton Central stop.

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 02/02/2025

More changes: For people who like the details, we now have scheduling allowances and actions ("Train reverses", "Carriages Added/Removed"). Still to come: Cancellations, reinstatements and changes like switches from diesel to electric mode. 1/3

Screenshot from the Traksy timetable view, showing that information about schedule allowances is now included

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 28/01/2025

NEW RELEASE: Decent timetable and schedule views, and better navigation. Starting with the live widgets, which are simpler, smaller, and highlight how late or early the service is. Once you're finished with a widget, hit the close button or swipe it off the screen 1/4

Screenshot of the new simpler live train widgets

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 24/01/2025

As an aside, if anybody really likes the pinning rather than having close buttons, let us know. We can add an option to bring it back if people really want it.

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 24/01/2025

Quick update, since it's been a while. We have enabled full timetable searching on the new site, including clicking through to schedules. It's a bit of a nightmare to use though, so we're reworking the navigation. 1/?

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 08/01/2025

Search ordering was also updated last night. Locations which match now have priority over journeys, so "Edinburgh P" will complete to Edinburgh Park rather than "Edinburgh to Pineapple Road". Matching stations should also appear higher than obscure sidings. I think most people prefer will that

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 07/01/2025

The new site should now load a bit faster, and should hopefully be a bit more reliable about staying logged in. Let us know if you're having any trouble with that

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 03/01/2025

Changes this week: A new map containing the routes from Middlesbrough to Newcastle via Sunderland, Darlington and Northallerton. Following resignalling over recent years these routes just don't fit on the page with the ECML, which now has a nice relaxed map to itself 1/4

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 26/12/2024

All the fun of a boxing day deployment. The new version of the site (traksy.uk/new) now has quick links to recent history in the search bar. In case you want to remove an item from your history, just click on the clock next to it

Screenshot showing items from your recent history in the search box

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 17/12/2024

There are some experimental new vertical-scrolling maps on the new site. Not currently searchable, but subscribers can give them a try at traksy.uk/new/?id=227 and for phones at traksy.uk/new/?id=2271 Good to know if people like/hate the idea, how they could be better, and whether there are bugs

Screenshot from the new site showing the West Coast line around Penrith represented as 4 rows of map on a single page

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 09/12/2024

We are now showing allocation information for C2C (trains from Fenchurch Street to Southend) live on the new site. The information updates every couple of hours, and it's a bit experimental while we iron out bugs over the next few days.

Screenshot from Traksy showing a train with the unit allocations displayed

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 05/12/2024

Subscribers can now get a map of a station's location on the new site (traksy.uk/new). Just click on the + in the top right and Add the the OpenStreetMap gadget 1/4

A screengrab from the Traksy site, showing a streetmap focused on Edinburgh Waverley station.

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 30/11/2024

Updates: We now have better extended berths on traksy.uk/new . The extended berths at terminus stations now show the departure time and destination in a clearer font, and they are clickable. So far we've added extended berths to St Pancras and Glasgow Central. More coming soon! 1/3

Image shows the view in the new Traksy app of platofrms 1-3 at Glasgow Central, including details of departure time and destination in addition to the headcode

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 25/11/2024

Latest batch leads with East-West Rail, which now has a pretty complete map with all stations and junctions mapped. While we were there we also tightened up the WCML map so that you need to scroll far less to get from one end to the other 1/6

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 22/11/2024

More updates: ORR station to station journey stats for 2023-24 are on the beta site (traksy.uk/new ). To enable them, hit the "+" button on the top right of the screen and add the "ORR Station Usage and Other Data" gadget Search for a station, select Station Info, then click the graph icon (1/5)

An illustrative screenshot of the ORR Station usage data for Edinburgh, showing that total journeys to/from Edinburgh in 2023/24 have risen to 10.6 million, With Glasgow Queen Street as the top destination with 1.2 million journeys.

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 18/11/2024

A thread of recent updates and fixes:

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Traksy @traksy.uk · 18/11/2024

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