How it works
How LopoRail works.
Short, honest explainers for each part of the platform — the signalling, the spotting, the miles, the boards and the rest.
Live signalling maps
See trains move in real time on live track diagrams and signalling maps across the network — free on LopoRail.
Read →Train spotting & logging
Log train sightings hands-free, build your spotting ledger and share progress. Spotting on LopoRail.
Read →Train Miles
Log your journeys, totalling every mile you ride, with leaderboards and personal stats. Train Miles on LopoRail.
Read →Delay Repay
How UK Delay Repay works: thresholds, tiers, deadlines — and how LopoRail drafts your claim.
Read →Live departure boards
Real-time departure and arrival boards for stations worldwide, with live platform data.
Read →Station pages
Every station: live boards, facilities, location and nearby rail, on one page.
Read →Heritage railways
Discover heritage railways, locomotives and museums, with maps and visitor info.
Read →Help keep this directory complete.
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