UK Train Timetables

This software review is about a widget that provides convenient access to National Rail Enquiries Online. The interface is designed to be straightforward, with easy-to-understand options. Users can choose to monitor a particular station with this widget, and view all arrivals and departures for that station. Alternatively, users can focus on a specific journey, such as from Darlingtion to London Kings Cross.

One of the standout features of this widget is the ability to save user preferences. It automatically refreshes every two minutes - the maximum allowed by National Rail - and also goes into "sleep mode" when the Dashboard layer is hidden. This ensures that the widget only uses the network and processor when it's actively in use.

In addition to displaying timetabled train times, this widget also presents updated expected arrival times. It also highlights any trains that are running late in red. Best of all, this widget is completely free to download and use.

The latest release of this widget includes a fix for a problem with the parser, which occurred as a result of a change to the nationalrail.co.uk site. Thanks to the users who reported the issue.