Live Maps And Timetables

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  1. inversnecky

    inversnecky Well-Known Member

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    inversnecky Well-Known Member

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    Here's some screenshots to give you an idea of the differences between the maps. (In case you're wondering, I had to rotate Traksy to get it to the same orientation as the others.)

    OTT - Open Train Times

    1 OTT Waterloo Long.png

    Traksy

    2 Traksy Waterloo Long Reversed.png

    SignalMaps

    3 SignalMaps Waterloo Long.png


    RailCam Railcam is behind a paywall, so can't compare representation of Waterloo, but this was on their website:

    RailCam.jpg


    Traksy the right way around:

    5 Traksy Waterloo Long.png

    (No maps with RTT - Real Time Trains.)


    Every map has something the others don't.

    OTT seems to indicate slips well; they are on SignalMaps, but not on Traksy.

    Traksy is less clutterred and, based on what I've read elsewhere, perhaps more accurate in terms of the track layout, with some S&C numbers too.

    SignalMaps has more horizontal compression and a black background (a good or bad thing depending on your PoV - I find it harder to read, especially with the green text). Also some weird layouts.
     
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    749006 Well-Known Member

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    Signal Maps just seems to be certain areas whereas Traksy is most of the country where Power Signalling exists
     

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