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   BevanPrice to BevanPrice   
   Re: OTT   
   02 Jan 18 19:24:15   
   
   XPost: uk.railway   
   From: bevanprice666@gmail.com   
      
   On 02/01/2018 18:48, BevanPrice wrote:   
   > On 02/01/2018 00:51, hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
   >> On 01.01.18 22:26, BevanPrice wrote:   
   >>> On 01/01/2018 17:50, hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
   >>>> Love the signal board displays on OTT, and I can mostly understand   
   >>>> them.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I wanted to know, however, if there is a section that might explain   
   >>>> some indications and the signalling system.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Also, is there an accessible equivalent either in Europe or across   
   >>>> The Pond?   
   >>>   
   >>> Not quite the same, but accidentally found a "live trains map" for   
   >>> Finland recently:   
   >>>   
   >>> https://junatkartalla.vr.fi/?lang=en-US   
   >>>   
   >>> Use zoom to get more detail. Clicking a "train identifier" produces   
   >>> more detail, including train schedule & current speed (as estimated   
   >>> by GPS tracking.), and follow train as it moves across the map.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> Cheers for that.   
      
      
   Plus more "live train" maps:   
      
   Switzerland:   
      
   http://maps.vasile.ch/transit-sbb/   
      
      
   France:   
      
   http://www.sncf.com/fr/geolocalisation   
      
      
   and this for local services in the Hamburg area, which seems to include   
   both trains & buses:   
      
   http://tracker.geops.de/?z=13&s=1&x=1113949.6541&y=7087953.6534&l=transport   
      
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