Community sightings
Seen a train? Share an observation or help identify a service.
Unverified community observations. Locations, times and train identities may be incorrect. A train may have moved since it was reported. Sightings do not change schedules or predict arrivals. Observe only from safe, lawful public locations.
Manage your sighting
Location searches match the reported place or nearby reference point. They are not a geographic radius search. Train/date searches use the selected service’s reference date. Other views use the observation date.
Rail safety rules
Safe trainspotting agreement
By using this guide, you agree to put safety and lawful behaviour ahead of seeing, photographing or filming any train. In particular, you agree to:
- remain only in places lawfully open to the public and stay outside the rail corridor, yards, sidings, maintenance areas and other restricted railway property;
- never stand, sit, walk, pose, place equipment or take photographs on railway tracks or railway equipment, even if a line appears unused;
- never use this app, a timetable or the apparent absence of a scheduled train as evidence that a track is clear or safe to enter or cross;
- use only authorised pedestrian or road crossings and obey lights, bells, boom gates, fences, signs, platform safety lines and all directions from railway staff, police and other authorities;
- expect a train at any time, from either direction, on any track. Trains may run early, late, altered or without appearing in this guide, and they may be closer or faster than they appear;
- stay alert to road traffic, other trains and changing conditions instead of concentrating only on a camera, phone or the train you expect;
- never obstruct a crossing, road, platform, access point or another person's safe movement;
- avoid flash photography, direct lights, reflective glare or any action that could distract or obscure the view of train crews, railway workers, motorists or pedestrians;
- keep cameras, tripods, drones and other equipment secure and never allow equipment or objects to enter or fall into the rail corridor; and
- leave immediately if a location becomes unsafe or if instructed to do so. If you are unsure whether a location is public and safe, do not use it.
These reminders do not replace legislation, signs, site rules or instructions from the relevant rail infrastructure manager or operator. In an emergency, call 000.
Guidance informed by ARTC's Think About The Track Before You ‘Snap’ and public resources from the TrackSAFE Foundation. These references do not imply endorsement, authorisation or a formal safety partnership.
Sightings privacy and retention
No photos, name, email address or account are requested. Reports and identification suggestions are public after automatic checks. Their contents are sent to Cloudflare Workers AI for safety and relevance screening; Cloudflare Turnstile processes the bot check. Avoid personal information and private addresses.
The server uses a secret-protected hash of your connection address for rate limits and abuse controls. These hashes are not public, but may associate contributions from the same connection. The host and service providers may retain their own technical logs. Private edit links are saved on your device when browser storage is available; use “My reports” to access or forget them.
Public history is limited to 90 days. The owner’s scheduled cleanup removes older database records; private backups may retain older records until deleted. Withdrawn reports disappear from public views immediately. Automatic screening does not verify a sighting or guarantee that every inappropriate report is caught.