NEW TrainTrackr Board now with Elizabeth Line!
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- čas přidán 3. 04. 2024
- 'Traintrackr' produce these amazing Live LED Maps for the London Underground, as well as several individual line diagrams too. They also have Transit Map of Subways in the USA, plus the UK and Ireland Weather Map.
Visit their website to see all the products: www.traintrackr.co.uk/
My thanks to Richard at Traintrackr, check out their website, for this superb transport product!
I like it! The original tube map was designed by Harry Beck, an technical draftsman, inspired by circuit diagrams and now the map has become a circuit.
That's briliant
His blue plaque is a few streets away from me. Near Leyton Midland Road
Harry beck’s design won 2 best British invention of the 21 century. first was the concord plane so you can imagine this little map is a big deal. Also many countries copy beck’s design
Proud owner of a NYC board here. It was interesting during the height of the pandemic watching the board slowly go dark overnight for a system that normally runs 24/7. A temporary measure that was put in place for nightly disinfection.
I would love to get these but the devil in me is disappointed that there is no Waterloo and city line on it own 😂
lmaoooo
Ooooh! I'm gonna buy the one for New York!
Might put it in a frame with a darkened plexiglass overlay with the lines painted on it...
Looks great. Too bad the PCB is green. I think black would look much better.
We bought one after watching this video and are very happy with it. Our unit was backordered when we placed the order. The company promised a certain delivery date and unit arrived right when they said it would. Setup was a bit tricky. It didn't work using two methods on my Android but finally worked using the "alternate" method on my Mac Mini. Just know you may have to read the install instructions carefully. Its beautiful and caused audible gasps in the room when it came on!
I have the UK weather map. It's a daily joy; most of the time, UK weather moves from west to east, so as the lights change it's easy to see the rain approaching about 30 mins before it happens.
They are literally brilliant
whaaaaat? my mind is blown. this is amazing! i’d watch it all day long!
With a simple screen, it will be magnificant
the new Tube map is a thing of beauty!
This is the coolest and "nerdiest" thing ever. Love it!
This video has brighten my day, seeing these LED Maps made me glow with a smile, brilliance video Geoff.
I live in Los Angeles and just purchased the new York subway board from Train Trackr, I love devices like this. Next will be the London underground, thanks Geoff for all the wonderful videos!
They're pretty cool! Especially the weather one, what a great idea 💡 👏 😀
I need one! Another great video geoff, I love how the software works
I just got the New York one last year for Christmas. Thanks for the update!
Brilliant product ! Well presented as well .
I totally get the weather board, there are practical uses for it. And I also get the cleverness and ingenuity of the train boards. But am I missing something? Unless you live right by a tube station, what practical use are they. Or is it just that they look good?
I really like the weather one, as it is quite useful, not only for train fans.
I've always wanted to get one of these here in the States! Nothing for my local area, but it looks like a great decorative piece!
Thank you for sharing this video Geoff that was very interesting and great information. ❤
If they did one for the Manchester Metrolink, that would be awesome
If there was one for the Edinburgh Trams or Glasgow Subway I would be very interested!
It looks amazing!
very very cool
Rumour has it that there's going to be a very expensive upgrade that allows you to *control* the trains, not just track them.
I really like the idea of a live led train and tube map, but I’m put off by the green printed circuit board mounting, If they had a resemblance to the familiar pdf train map I’d be interested, I used to handle PCBs for customer equipment, the green circuit boards were kept enclosed away from dust and static, that what these train boards remind me of.
Oh wow I should get one later in the future
Hope you well have a good day
Henry
That’s just so brilliant.
It bet there will be one for the Bakerloo Line extension. That does look pretty cool and the way you have explained it to us is what I would like to get. Nice.
I find that other open source websites are better for the Network rail-owned sections as they provide even more precise data but the Traintrackr looks like a great all-around one.
Brilliant! They need one for Melbourne, Australia!
Amazing. I didn’t even know this was a thing.
These are so cool
what a cool project! And since the Tube Network Map maybe one of the most iconic ones, a nice Art Piece for Train Nerds around the World.
the only grip i have maybe the placementr of the powersource, one mounted on the Backside might be better so you don't have a cable sticking out at the side and it would be nice and flush and i wish a map for the Tram and S-Bahn Network for my Region would be viable, but well, don't everyone would also likes a Map from there home region?
There is actually an option to get power from the back of the board, with a small adapter.
@@richardhawthorn130 oh, perfect, then i have no issue with them :D
Oh my gosh I’d love an Irish rail one of these
Nice Upgrade Maps
Got a nice combination there
You can see what time your train / tube is with a UK Departure Board then you can see where it is with a train tracker and then check on the train tracker weather map what it's like outside
Nice video
This is fascinating! I love how easy the setup process is, the mini platform display boards with their complicated settings and subscription tiers honestly aren’t my cup of tea.
Good Video Geoff
Nice toys!
You know what you need, Geoff, one of those train tracker gadgets of the Island Line, just in case you decide not to visit the Isle of Wight again. They could make it even better by including the steam trains too, just for fun. 😄🚅🚆
Would love a Munich or Paris map! Would be an instant buy.
edit: also would be great to get a black or white pcb
I have an idea for black Northern Line LEDs: Order the white LEDs with a black plastic/shielding or paint them black, then have the default colour be white, turning the LED off where the train is.
Or if you have black permenant marker, you could draw a thin circle ⭕ around the LED's window to make it look black and colour the rest of the plastic in...
These are great, I have 5 of these and will get more as I save my pennies.
They would be better if the solder mask was done in matt black. There is a green overload on it at the moment.
wow geoff this is brill
Love your content Geoff
Keep it up you are my inspiration
_"Battersea Power Station Station"_ now that's one I'm in agreement with.
I ordered this one about a week ago, ironic that you make a video on it.
lol removed the copper on the top layer to show the river, cool.
i think some kind of wrap or sticker, kinda like you get with laptop lids etc would be nice. in different styles. i get some people like the green pcb look but its not for everyone
I want one of these!!! Would be even better if they did a Tyne and Wear Metro version!!!
Want one of these for the GWML
Nerdy, yet delicious
Peeing it down across the majority of northern England. Standard April up here!
We need a 24 hour stream of the london underground display
Look forward to watching the Elizabeth Line train block the central section due to “avin’ some door problems”
What a great map/ board!
Geoff. A number of years back there was for a short while a regular service - with catering - that ran from Norwich to west London (for Heathrow?) via Highbury & Islington on the Overground. Maybe worth a short piece so it's brief existence is not entirely forgitten?
It might look nicer/better with a diffuser on top
I just wish they did the PCB in different colours. Blue for the weather maps, amd white for the train lines.
Those are cool. Would love to have the large tube map in my collection of U.K. memorabilia. The big question is would the map work all the way here in the states?
Oh and by the way Thanks!!!!😊
Doesn't seem to comply with UKCA (The new CE), just an oversight?
Hey Geoff ! Didn't you made a FAQ post recently ? I can't find it anymore
Train Tracker, would you be able to do Manchester Metrolink?
Very nice! Alas the price for the big map is outside my purchasing range. Just perhaps they might be able to scale up production with an advert like this, and advert this particular posting certainly is, but I fear they won't get the price down to something I could consider paying.
I do hope the LEDs show the trains on shared lines in their correct colours!
They’ll still be pricey but it’s worth mentioning that the bloke has done a healthy Black Friday discount every year if anyone wants to save up for them or as a gift.
I think I’ve seen something similar on Victoria Line Driver’s Eye View DVD video.
I want a Waterloo and City line one
waiting for a paris vesion :)
@geoff ar you going to see the avanti trains
What a cool idea. Does it work if I use it from France?
I'd love one of these for my local Chiltern Line. . . But I'm guessing there's no way for it to pick up where the trains are in realtime?
The Washington Metro one will keep breaking down, or major portions will be down for months at a time for 'upgrading,'
I have signal maps on my phone this has the elizabeth line on there in full but in sections as well as other lines in the UK railway network. I wonder if you can go in search for a class 345 with USB ports fitted then start your new tube map board and track it without getting lost in the core section then I can use my signal maps and do the same thing. Let's see which one is better. I would win this challenge.
do they do one of all the train services around the country
How on Earth, the fare between 2 zones ( zone 6 to zone 5) is so big? Heathrow T3 to Hayes & Harlington is £ 7.1...
When will they release a version for the Waterloo and City??
Is the Victoria line the most frequently line
Why is the weather one not called raintracker?
My only worry is that the API is via TrainTrackr, and if they go out of business/shut down the servers..... expensive bit of plastic hanging about doing nothing.
True, I was about to get this before I saw this comment. Thanks for saying that :)
Does it do LST and PAD high levels? \m/
You need to take your Purple Train board to a Elizabeth Line station, connect to the free wifi and see if there's any delay.
I have the MBTA one
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7:48 so I can see the section where there is track-sharing on the tube the LEDs light up for the correct line of the train. The Elizabeth line shares track with other services out east and west so does anyone know when a C2C train is at Stratford for example would it light up in purple or not at all (or on the Bakerloo west of Queen’s Park or Met north of Amersham)?Also where track is shared what would happen on the line diagrams?
The LEDs only light up for Elizabeth line trains.
@@richardhawthorn130 ah right thanks.
hmm... how do you mount the northern line vertically?
How about the whole national rail network?
Mr Marshall that is so cleaver of you.❤❤
Plug in at weekends to minimise power usage
No bus coverage?? :)
Can lights be changed ti color of the tube map for example red light is central line purple lights is Elizabeth line etc
On the large map the LEDs do take the colour of the line they are displaying.
Look and listen
So this does not in fact show everything. Waterloo has 4 sets of actual trains, right,? But there are only three display dots. There seems to be a line connecting Waterloo and Bank but no actual electronics. Or am I missing something?
W&C have 5 sets of 92 stock but there is an online map to see where they are as the Led maps are not that good
No overground?
I wonder if there would be a New York Subway version 👍👍😁😁
0:27 Huhumm. You must have sneezed.
I'm expecting someone to 3D print covers that make then look like proper underground livery
Very C😎😎L Geoff 🙂🙂🚂🚂🚂
good to have it
Barber I've haven't seen you here before?
@@joethebrowser2743 frequently watch but seldom comment on here,
I wanna buy a Bakerloo Line with TrainTrackr board