Traksy Website

[jamess]

Hi,

Great to see that Traksy has been updated following the resignalling of New Street over Christmas.

As someone who travels regularly, this site is a very useful tool to have on my phone.

I live close to Manchester and regularly travel east from Victoria. Since Baguley Fold Jcn has been resignalled, the data here does not show correctly and trains go missing for a couple of berths. If the site owner is on here, could this be updated please?

Thanks

 

[zwk500]

@takno may be able to help

 

[takno]

Thanks for pointing it out - it's fixed now. I've been a bit distracted this year so some of the smaller projects have slipped through the net

 

[jamess]

Thanks for pointing it out - it's fixed now. I've been a bit distracted this year so some of the smaller projects have slipped through the net

Please ignore the PM I have just sent.

thanks for this

Hi Takno

Followed my train the wholeway to York this morning, so all is working well!

Could you also look at the berth for platform two at Micklefield. It seems to display C075 until a train drops in it. It then displays the trains Headcode and C075.....

Thanks

 

[sjpowermac]

Thanks for pointing it out - it's fixed now. I've been a bit distracted this year so some of the smaller projects have slipped through the net

Just to add my own vote of thanks for your amazing website, absolutely brilliant.

 

[greaterwest]

Yes, +1, Traksy is one of the most comprehensive sites I've come across.

Would it be possible to look at fixing double berths on Firefox? When two headcodes appear, they are overlaid instead of one above the other.

Here is a screenshot of what I mean:

 

[ABB125]

Seeing as this thread has been made, I might as well mention that Pollokshields East has an island platform, rather than two side platforms as shown on Traksy. This is the only error I can recall spotting on the site, which shows how good it is!

 

[Pete_uk]

Yes, it's a great resource!

 

[Elecman]

@takno The map of Preston Station isn’t correct as there are no through lines behind the parcels platform just the platform face and 2 more sidings

 

[Railsigns]

A few comments from me:

Kintore station has been open for two years but is still showing as "Planned".

"Dunfermline Town" needs updating to "Dunfermline City".

Bellgrove station should have an island platform.

Balloch, Falls of Cruachan, and Gorebridge station platforms are shown on wrong side of railway.

"Merryton Loop" (Larkhall branch) should read "Allanton Loop".

 

[rick pike]

Hello firstly I'd like to echo what others have said in that traksy is a great resource to the hobby.
When looking on the site I see there is a middle road showing on the Cleethorpes diagram between platforms 1 and 2 which does not exist, there is however a cross between them though. Is it possible to amend the diagram and also add the spur to the fuel and washer Road? Thanks and keep up the good work.

 

[MadMac]

A few comments from me:

Kintore station has been open for two years but is still showing as "Planned".

"Dunfermline Town" needs updating to "Dunfermline City".

Bellgrove station should have an island platform.

Balloch, Falls of Cruachan, and Gorebridge station platforms are shown on wrong side of railway.

"Merryton Loop" (Larkhall branch) should read "Allanton Loop".

Adding to this Scottish summary, Innerwick (between Dunbar and Berwick-upon-Tweed) isn’t a GSP and hasn’t been since 1987. I was the designer…..

 

[Watershed]

Also, the platform numbers at Newton for Hyde, Godley and Guide Bridge are the wrong way round

 

[Neo9320]

A lot of these seem to be cosmetic issues that only diehards of this forum would notice.

I would suggest (as @takno says he’s been rather busy) to maybe keep any ‘issues’ on a thread like this to functionality issues such as ‘x doesn’t show up’ rather than ‘this is wrong’

It’s an amazing free resource, and I’m sure, like everyone else @takno’s time is valuable, and can be much better utilised fixing bugs rather than spelling mistakes and the like.

Keep up the great work @takno

 

[jfollows]

In the past I have sent minor corrections by email to [email protected] and they've been acknowledged and implemented in due course.
In contrast I have sent observations to Open Train Times of map errors and, apart from an automated response, not received anything further and nothing has happened.

 

[yorksrob]

Traksy really is ideal for checking whether that train you're supposed to be changing onto, is where it's supposed to be !

 

[bengley]

@takno Hi mate - love the site. The only gripe I have with it now is the fact that freight headcodes are still scrambled - other websites have changed this now, do you have any plans to do so?

Cheers

 

[Msq71423]

Is there a reason Hull is omitted from Traksy, are there any plans to include it?

 

[L401CJF]

Is there a reason Hull is omitted from Traksy, are there any plans to include it?

I'm not familiar with the area myself. Is it by any chance absolute block signalling? Ie not track circuit block?

 

[bengley]

I'm not familiar with the area myself. Is it by any chance absolute block signalling? Ie not track circuit block?

It's TCB all the way from Micklefield Junction now, has been for a few years.

 

[vvd]

Traksy is brilliant!!

 

[Watershed]

Is there a reason Hull is omitted from Traksy, are there any plans to include it?

I don't think there's the requisite train describer data in the feed.

 

[Freightmaster]

It's TCB all the way from Micklefield Junction now, has been for a few years.

Unfortunately, not all boxes controlling colour light/TCB/RETB signalling areas are equipped
with Train Describer equipment (or a rudimentary Train Describer exists for local use, but is
not connected to the outside world).

Examples I can think of off the top of my head include:
- Hull (as mentioned above)
- Perth
- Aberdeen
- Inverness station area
- Far North/Kyle lines (supposed to getting an external data feed in Spring 2023)
- West Highland Line
- Dumfries
- Kilmarnock
- Hereford
- Llandudno Junction
- Penzance

...but I'm sure there must be others too?






MARK

 

[Steve Harris]

A lot of these seem to be cosmetic issues that only diehards of this forum would notice.

I would suggest (as @takno says he’s been rather busy) to maybe keep any ‘issues’ on a thread like this to functionality issues such as ‘x doesn’t show up’ rather than ‘this is wrong’

It’s an amazing free resource, and I’m sure, like everyone else @takno’s time is valuable, and can be much better utilised fixing bugs rather than spelling mistakes and the like.

Keep up the great work @takno

I kind off agree with you, but.. A few years ago I emailed takno about the platforms at my station being numbered incorrectly. After a few email exchanges takno updated the site. Which is a great resource and covers a larger area than other sites which do the same thing.

Unfortunately as it covers so much of the country that means it's more of a job to keep it up to date !

For instance, over Xmas you had the Birmingham New Street work and London Victoria recontrol work. That's 2 projects that 1 guy has to go through and update the website for, and going off another thread on here, he had to decipher the data, as Network Rail doesn't give him drawings of the work being carried out !!

I did send takno a email earlier this month pointing out an error on traksy along with attachments (google aerial view of track and a screenshot of traksy). I really do suggest people do the same and give the guy as much info as possible so he doesn't have to spend time cross referring etc.

In time I'm sure he will work through your emails and update the site accordingly but in the meantime we just need to be patient, as Neo9320 says, "takno’s time is valuable" so we need to let him complete all the functionality work first.

In the past I have sent minor corrections by email to [email protected] and they've been acknowledged and implemented in due course.
In contrast I have sent observations to Open Train Times of map errors and, apart from an automated response, not received anything further and nothing has happened.

Indeed. Other than OTT did get updated when I pointed out an error.

I must admit that takno is very approachable unlike OTT but that's probably because it's a one man band operation.

 

[takno]

Thanks for all the feedback folks. I'll put the cosmetic stuff on a list - it's sometimes nice to spend a day going through it but it's definitely top priority.

I quite like deleting lines which have disappeared like at Preston, just because it ends up looking cleaner. I was perhaps a tiny bit less sentimental about Old Oak Common closing than others because it cut out about a page of weird junctions and difficult to validate signals!

There's some odd ones like Innerwick where I think the schedule file still reports that as the name which may not get fixed, although after 35 years it probably should be.

As others have mentioned, Hull and most of Scotland above the central belt is missing from the data feeds, so there's limited use drawing the maps. At some point I might investigate whether there are more timely GPS updates coming through the National Rail feed which I can make use in those areas, but it's a solid year out as things stand .

On the subject of Victoria, I've done the Kent describer, but I'm not sure what's happening on the Central side, so any information is welcome.

 

[Freightmaster]

There's some odd ones like Innerwick where I think the schedule file still reports that as the name which may not get fixed...

Correct - the 'official' location name has never been changed and is still in use today:

Realtime Trains | Live Departures from Innerwick G.S.P.

Live train information at Innerwick G.S.P.. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

On the subject of Victoria, I've done the Kent describer, but I'm not sure what's happening on the Central side

Victoria to Balham and the West London Line come under the new XA Train Describer from next week

All lines radiating from Sutton, including Streatham via both Wimbledon and Mitcham come under XB,
as does the Streatham North Junction/Streatham Common/Norbury section of the Brighton Main Line.

Interestingly, the old X5/X6 Train Describers were decommissioned before Christmas, so trains running
in the area this week are unable to report between Cheam and Streatham on TRUST:

Realtime Trains | 2I27 1215 Dorking to London Bridge | 30/12/2022

Real-time train running information for 2I27 1215 departure from Dorking to London Bridge on 30/12/2022. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

, so any information is welcome.

Feel free to PM me with any specific questions, but I won't know exactly what is happening until
the new TDs are up and running next week and data starts flowing!






MARK

 

[takno]

Victoria to Balham and the West London Line come under the new XA Train Describer from next week

All lines radiating from Sutton, including Streatham via both Wimbledon and Mitcham come under XB,
as does the Streatham North Junction/Streatham Common/Norbury section of the Brighton Main Line.

Interestingly, the old X5/X6 Train Describers were decommissioned before Christmas, so trains running
in the area this week are unable to report between Cheam and Streatham on TRUST:

Realtime Trains | 2I27 1215 Dorking to London Bridge | 30/12/2022

Real-time train running information for 2I27 1215 departure from Dorking to London Bridge on 30/12/2022. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Feel free to PM me with any specific questions, but I won't know exactly what is happening until
the new TDs are up and running next week and data starts flowing!

Thanks Mark. I'm back to the day job by the time things start running again, but hopefully most of it is just a recontrol, which I can buzz through in an hour or so. I think it affects at least 6 maps though - there's always a bit of a mopping up operation with any changes to Clapham Junction.

 

[mr_moo]

Just another thank you to takno - Traksy is indeed brilliant.

 

[Chucky]

Traksy is fantastic. A really useful resource. Thankyou for creating it and keeping it going.

 

[Poggs]

In contrast I have sent observations to Open Train Times of map errors and, apart from an automated response, not received anything further and nothing has happened.

I'm sorry you've not had your tickets resolved yet - there's a backlog of them for me to go through, and I'm having to prioritise them accordingly. But now the COVID vaccination programme has almost wound down, I'll be spending less time in clinics and hopefully more time working on the website.