This live tube train map is just phenomenal. It shows the position of trains across the whole tube network, relative to each station, and updates live as they move through the tunnels. The yellow pins are stations, and the red ones are trains.
I remember a few years back seeing a similar map for a random Swedish town’s bus service, which showed the exact position of every bus, so that you could wait until the last second before leaving your house and going out into the cold.
This kind of thing really is the future, and surely it can’t be long before there’s something like an iphone app so people can access it on the go. Whilst you never have to wait more than a couple of minutes at most stations in central London, for those living at the outer fringes of London, with a less frequent service, this kind of live map is ideal. No more waiting for 10 minutes on a platform…
