Train cancellations 2026 In 2026, some UK stations saw more than 1 in 3 trains cancelled. Let’s find out which. Over the past year, I have been collecting train service data from National Rail - ...

Analysing cancellations from Bristol Temple Meads We’ve all experienced train cancellations - leaves on the line, signalling faults, the list is seemingly endless. Turns out it’s not though, Natio...

Part 5: Rush Hour Reality Over the last year, I have been designing a system for ingesting data from National Rail’s “Darwin Push Port Feed”. This feed contains live information about train moveme...

Part 4: Interactive Delays Second only to cancellations, delays are a frustrating reality of the UK rail network. We’ve all got a story of a train delayed by an hour, or just enough to miss a conn...

When services don’t show up Over the last year, I have been designing a system for ingesting data from National Rail’s “Darwin Push Port Feed”. This feed contains live information about train move...

Part 2: Grouping Routes Over the last year, I have been designing a system for ingesting data from National Rail’s “Darwin Push Port Feed”. This feed contains live information about train movement...

Analysing popular routes out of Bristol Temple Meads Over the past few months, I have been designing a system for ingesting data from National Rail’s “Darwin Push Port Feed”. This feed contains li...

Designing a System for National Rail’s Darwin Push Port Feed Over the past few months, I have been designing a system for ingesting data from National Rail’s “Darwin Push Port Feed”. This feed con...

Improving Our Analysis of Unique Rail Services In our last article, we looked at how TPLs (locations on the rail network) don’t always correspond directly to stations. We discovered that Clapham J...

As mentioned in my previous article, over the last few months I’ve been collecting data from National Rail’s Darwin push port - a comprehensive dataset that tracks all train movements across the U...