£299.99Original price was: £299.99.£289.99Current price is: £289.99.
Display live departures for all your favourite UK Train, Tube, Bus, Tram & Metro stations on your own highly customisable departure board. Measuring 60cm, Great for wall displays in your hall, study or hobby room. Ideal for the home or office. Makes a fantastic gift for all those rail enthusiasts out there. Live train times. Internal speaker for real station audio announcements. Support’s National Rail live departures. We also support passing services & Freight for stations & junctions and Heritage rail!
Cool bit of kit with a lot of great features, always starts a conversation when people enter the room, would recommend!
Rated 5 out of 5
My grandson loves his board. Thank you to the company who were extremely helpful with setting up the audio.
Rated 5 out of 5
This is a great product with a really clear good-quality display. The Premium Subscription allows you to customise most fields including display colours and add information about the station or bus stop on display, train…This is a great product with a really clear good-quality display. The Premium Subscription allows you to customise most fields including display colours and add information about the station or bus stop on display, train formations and even the weather. Superb!Read more
Yes, the easiest way to do this is to send the other account a gift voucher. The other account can then purchase the voice pack(s) using the gift vouchers credit.
Make sure you are running an active Premium subscription or trial.
Make sure the voice pack was purchased on the same account the Departure Board is attached to.
Check the audio is ’activated’ under the audio section on the ‘Device’ tab on the web configuration.
Check the device type is correct. Ie Desktop Departures will be ‘Internal Speaker’ or ‘Bluetooth Speaker’ and the Classic & Pro will either be ‘External USB Speaker’ or ‘Bluetooth Speaker’ depending what speaker you have attached. Newer Classic and Pros now also have internal speakers as well, they can also now use the ‘Internal Speaker’ option.
Each voice pack is painstakingly recorded by a real voice over artist which can take hundreds of hours due to the sheer amount of audio needed (remember there are over 2850 individual stations alone. The audio then needs to be edited and refined and finally saved out into thousands of little audio samples. All this work is very timely and expensive. We purchase the rights(license) to this work up front to be able to supply the audio to our customers.
Yes, your voice pack will install itself onto all the departure boards associated with your account. There is no limit to the number of boards you can have.
Yes, once purchased and there is a active Premium Subscription the voice pack will be automatically installed. Give the board about 10min for this process to complete with the board turned on. You can view the status of the installation via the device tab audio section on the web configuration page.
No, the Classic & Pro now have internal speakers but still support either an external Bluetooth or USB speaker.
If you purchased a Classic after 20/08/2024 the board will have a internal 2 Watt speaker built in. You can still connect to Bluetooth or USB speaker if you prefer.
If you purchased a Pro after 12/12/2024 the board will have an internal 3 Watt speaker built in. You can still connect to Bluetooth or USB speaker if you prefer.
Yes, the boards can be registered with any valid UK Departure Boards account not just the one the board was purchased on.
Remember the account the board does end up being registered with will need to have any optional voice packs or subscriptions purchased on it for the board to see these extra features.
You can also send any additional accounts gift vouchers if you don’t want to add payment information to the account itself.
Yes, the boards will pretty much connect to any WiFi network available as long as it supports a network name & password. If using a iPhone make sure the apostrophe is removed from the hot spot name this can be done via ‘Settings->General->About->Name’
No, only one active station is displayed at a time. But there Premium subscription features to make the board automatically cycle between different stations.
Yes we should do! We support all UK mainland stations including Ireland & Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. You can 100% find out by seeing if it is listed on our board web configuration app.
The board will talk to our servers via your WiFi connection and then talk to a variety of external data feeds to receive the relevant departure information.
Yes, the Desktop Departures is best suited for a bedside table or kitchen top. The Classic and Pros can be placed on top of furniture and come with mounting kits so they can be wall mounted as well.
Basically just the size, the Classic is 60cm and has an clear acrylic window and the Pro is 100cm. They both have the exact same functionality and run the same firmware.
If you have purchased a Desktop Departures, Classic Departure Board or board accessory you will receive an order note email from us with your Royal Mail tracking number, you will also receive tracking updates directly from Royal Mail via email / SMS. If you have purchased a Pro Departure Board you will receive tracking updates directly from DPD via email / SMS.
We support all heritage railways which have there timetables connected to HOPs, A complete list of supported railways can be found here. One note, For us to be able to display the railways departures they must upload there timetable to HOPs first! Not all railways do this! If yours does not, give them a nudge!
Yes, as long as you have access to WiFi the board will work. It will only show UK time and services though. The board comes with a uk style wall plug power supply which can be run on 110v to 240v. You can swap this with any local 5v 3amp dc jack wall plug with the correct plug for your country.
Yes, the easiest way to do this is select “Gift subscription” on the subscription product page and type in the email of the account you want to purchase the subscription for. If they don’t have an account already, it will create one for them and they can reset the password later. You will have full control over the gifted subscription and payment details.
You can also send gift vouchers to another account which can then be used towards a subscription. The initial 30 day free trial will need card details entered to be activated but no payment will be taken.
Yes, the free 30 day subscription trial will start from the day the subscription is purchased. You can purchase / cancel a subscription at any point after purchasing a departure board.
You can resubscribe to an existing subscription by going to the My Account section of the website. Then under ‘My Subscriptions’ find the subscription you would like to resubscribe to (usually the latest one) and click ‘Resubscribe’
If you come across any errors or need any assistance please email us at [email protected].
No, these USB ports are for USB accessories only like speakers etc.. Do not try and power the board via these ports as this can potentially damage the board.
This is caused by the brightness settings being set to 0%. These can be adjusted via the web configuration on the ‘Device’ tab under ‘Device Display’ section.
The board is unable to connect to your network. Most common reasons for this are..
First time setting the board up
Check for incorrect network password (They are case sensitive)
When selecting your network from the network selection screen during WiFi setup make sure the selected networks name appears in the password pop up dialog / on the departure board screen SSID: label, if not repeat the WiFi setup process.
Check the router supports a 2.4ghz network and is on WiFi channel between 1 and 6 and any ‘smart channel swapping’ or ‘optimised network’ features are disabled.
Check the 2.4ghz network is using WPA2 and not WPA3.
Most new routers now support “Compatible Wifi” networks or legacy wifi networks for IOT devices. If it has this option enable this making sure its a 2.4ghz network on channel between 1 and 6 with WPA2.
Board has been running ok for a while
Try rebooting the router and then reconnecting the board back to it.
Using the router admin dashboard check the 2.4ghz WiFi channel is between 1 and 6 and any ‘smart channel swapping’ or ‘optimised network’ features are disabled as the number can randomly change and cause the board to disconnect.
The board completely refuses to connect
If the board completely refuses to connect to the network (very rare but does occasionally happen) One solution is to use a WiFi repeater or Wifi Extender to resolve this problem. The WiFi repeater will connect to your router and the board connects to the WiFi repeater. Another solution is to use a WiFi extender which can simply plug into your router via ethernet and create a new 2.4ghz WiFi network for the board to connect to.
We sell a cheap mini Wifi AP which can simply be plugged into your existing router which creates a new pre configured “UKDB-WiFI” network the boards can connect to.
The Classic / Pro can also be connected via Pro / Classic USB ethernet adaptors if the board is close to a router and you want a direct wired connection. You can also make this setup wireless via wireless ethernet extenders i.e. TP-Link AV1000.
If you are seeing this error when first connecting the board to your WiFi network, it is usually because the router has assigned the departure board an incorrect IP address. If the IP on the boot screen does not look like ‘192.168.0.X’ repeat the WiFi setup process by holding down the departure boards WiFi reset button. If you keep having this issue rebooting the router can help.
No, the departure boards only support WPA2. If your using a new router which defaults to WPA3, swap it back to WPA2.
If you have a ‘EE super hub pro’ It may need its “compatibility feature” enabling as this will create a special 2.4ghz network with WPA2. You can enable this using the follow guide
Log on to your hub dashboard
Click on the section called “wireless”
This will then bring up your “main wifi” NOTE, you won’t see compatible wifi until it is set up
Go into change settings
Enter your admin password
Go into compatible wifi
Change security type to WPA2-Personal
Then “save”
Connect the departure board to the new compatible wifi network
Press the WIFI reset button for 5 seconds to put the board back into WIFI setup mode. On Desktop Departures this is the little black button at the back. On the Classic it is the black button on the side near the power connector. On the Pro it is the green button on the side near the power connector. Once back in WiFi setup mode follow the installation instructions to connect the board to the new network.
The departure boards take 15-20sec to boot when plugged in. They will have a completely blank screen within this time window. There will be a lit green led on the end cap to indicate the board is receiving power. If you do not see this or the board does not boot after about 60 sec please contact support. Check you are using the original supplied 5v 3a power supply which came with the board.
If you are just seeing a spinning connecting icon.
First reset the board back into WiFi setup mode by press and holding the Wifi reset button, this can be found on the back of the Desktop Departures and the side of the Classic / Pro. Once the board has booted again try and connect back to the ‘DepartureBoard’ network.
Check your router is set to WPA2 and not WPA3 security.
First make sure you are connected to the ‘DepartureBoard’ Wifi network on the same device correctly (You can see a blue tick next to the network name and not a spinning connecting icon).
Refresh the page a few times, occasionally it does not load straight away and a page refresh brings it up.
Double check exactly 10.0.0.1:8080 has been typed into the devices browser. Make sure digit zero’s have been used not letter O’s.
Sometimes turning off the phones GSM/phone data can help.
Some antivirus software ie ‘Intego’ etc.. can block the 10.0.0.1:8080 url, try temporarily disabling them.
The boards can struggle with some newer Android devices, We recommend using iPhones / Laptops where possible.
Try moving to a room without lots of other wifi devices, occasionally other noisy wifi device interference can upset the boards setup communication. Once setup is complete you can move the board back to the original room.
Some networks (ie UNI etc..) will need to whitelist a devices MAC address before it can connect. The easiest way to find this is by putting the departure board into its WiFi setup mode then connecting to it via a phone or laptop and then clicking on the ‘DepartureBoard’ network settings and viewing its MAC address. You can also do this via windows and check the MAC address via the `arp -a` command via windows shell/command prompt.
You can find your serial number on the boards boot screen when you first turn the board on once its initialized. Or if it is already turned on, simply tapping the WiFi reset button will display the serial on the screen briefly as well.
Subscriptions (optional)
You can use all of our boards without a subscription for free, however if you want to enjoy some of the great extra features we've developed then you'll need to choose a subscription.
One subscription will cover all boards on your account.
Audio announcements require an active Premium subscription.
All our boards come with a full 12 months Manufacture Warranty. But we appreciate accidents can happen! With our Extended Warranty you have the piece of mind knowing if an accident does happen your board will be covered.
Cool bit of kit with a lot of great features, always starts a conversation when people enter the room, would recommend!
Rated 5 out of 5
Liz Hale –
My grandson loves his board. Thank you to the company who were extremely helpful with setting up the audio.
Rated 5 out of 5
Brian Edwards (verified owner)–
This is a great product with a really clear good-quality display. The Premium Subscription allows you to customise most fields including display colours and add information about the station or bus stop on display, train formations and even the weather. Superb!
Rated 5 out of 5
lee carpenter (verified owner)–
Any geeks new favourite gadget.
Who needs to know the train departure board from Maghull North – no one in Surrey ;like me, but having it on random stations changing every 5 minutes – i now know. Trains on time by the way – better record the SWR….
And having the voice announcements just adds to it.
Do i need this – probably not. Do i regret buying it – definitely not. I love it….
Rated 5 out of 5
Marion (verified owner)–
As a birthday present for my husband it’s got me maximum brownie points!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jonathan Williams (verified owner)–
Excellent device 👍
Rated 5 out of 5
gateuser (verified owner)–
At £6 per month the amount of live data available for the device, including the recently added train formation diagrams, is nothing short of a bargain – worth every penny!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jonny (verified owner)–
The board is great.
It has pride of place in our hallway finishing off our tiling which is based on the Strand station.
There’s loads of different settings to try and updates always give you new features. The announcements add to the ambience and provide a welcome background noise.
100% addictive!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jonny (verified owner)–
The board is great.
It has pride of place in our hallway finishing off our tiling which is based on the Strand station.
There’s loads of different settings to try and updates always give you new features. The announcements add to the ambience and provide a welcome background noise.
100% addictive!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Chris Warneford (verified owner)–
I bought the Classic board & voice pack for my railway enthusiast husband’s 70th birthday. He loves it! It’s had a lot of use and even though he’s not particularly computer minded, even he finds changing the station settings etc easy to do.
One of the best and most enjoyable presents he’s ever had!
Also, worth the subscription cost for updates.
Rated 5 out of 5
Steve Jordan (verified owner)–
Great addition to my kitchen. Tells me what state the local rail links are in – no flashing red, all good. Proved to be a fantastic talking point and something you just keep glancing at to see that the world is still spinning ok.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jonny72 (verified owner)–
We love our board.
We got it as an addition to our tiling in our hallway which is based on the Strand underground station. It really completes the whole hallway.
It’s really accurate and having the announcements is a real bonus too, breaking the silence during the day. So many options to experiment with on what the display shows, you’ll never get bored of changing them.
It’s also a great talking point. Pretty much everyone who calls asks about it and comes in to have a look, sometimes requesting to see specific stations!
It’s certainly brightened up our lives!
Rated 5 out of 5
Adrian Spurrier (verified owner)–
I really enjoy being kept up to date with local rail workings. After getting used to the configuration it’s easy to turn the sound option on and off and change the station of choice if you wish.
Rated 5 out of 5
Patrick McHale (verified owner)–
Fantastic product, and works really well !
Excellent addition to my home and I am able to track my local buses with ease.
I find the product to be accurate and versatile.
Rated 5 out of 5
Geoff Willis (verified owner)–
An excellent idea turned into a really good reliable product.. I access information on my board almost every day, usually for about an hour. Fascinating to find what is going on in real time. The options available to tailor the information are easily accessed and varied.
Rated 5 out of 5
John Hewitt (verified owner)–
Always there when I need it with the correct information and a handy tool to check on my local trains.
I wouldn’t be without it now!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jos Smith (verified owner)–
As well as accurate and interesting this is a real conversation piece. Mostly we have it showing departures from our local station but enjoy being able to look at departures from anyway. Have yet to meet anyone ( rail enthusiast or not) who hasn’t lived this… it sits in the living room and is a source if endless fascination!
Rated 5 out of 5
Benjamin (verified owner)–
Very happy with my rail board. I particularly like the Tube stations which is my favourite setting. I can also change the colour options so that each tube line has its own distinct colour 🙂
Rated 5 out of 5
Chris Cook (verified owner)–
I’m biased as a I’ve been here from almost the start. What Russell and the team have designed is beautiful. The additional features are just the icing on the cake. It’s always a talking point when anyone comes round. They are ideal presents, and many friends have now joined the community. With new features every few months – line diagrams and voice packs – it feels like a new product each time. The support is incredible. It’s a FIVE star product in every way.
Rated 5 out of 5
Phil Webb (verified owner)–
We love it. My partner commutes to work three days a week, so for those days we have it as our home station, and the live updates and current service are really useful.
Other days we change it to random stations and try to guess which station it is from the destinations before it comes round and shows us.
I enjoy messing around with the colours.
Rated 5 out of 5
Tom Hoback –
The Departure Board is everything as advertised, from real time departure/arrivals, to the announcements, which makes me feel as though I’m in the station. I live in the USA and shipping was timely and I had my board up and running in less than a week after purchase. One call to the UKDB staff cleared up a question about how to integrate the subscription package with my board, and set up was a snap. I can’t recommend the UK Departure Board strongly enough for anyone that want real time information about trains in the UK; or to have the sounds of being at the station.
Bravo to the UKDB developers for bringing this to the market!
Rated 5 out of 5
Shaun (verified owner)–
I love my board. It’s stunning. Can’t recommend enough
Rated 5 out of 5
John Vocking –
Just love my departure board. So much so i bought a second plus a desktop version. The service from this company has always been first rate
These are such a fabulous talking point and also practical. We have our set on out local station to monitor South Western Railways and witness delay after delay. This saves a walk and long wait where we can stay at home and leave later.
Thoroughly recommend.
Rated 5 out of 5
Paul Hodson (verified owner)–
Absolutely brilliant, I have mine set up for local services during the day then switch to mainline though stations such as Chester, Crewe and York until around midnight then have on London Underground. You can even play delay reason bingo. Also handy for catching the bus if you put the local stop code in.
Rated 5 out of 5
Russell Sawyer (verified owner)–
I’m very happy with my board. Nicely customisable and when I did get a little confused about some options I received sone fast and friendly support!
Rated 5 out of 5
Doug Short (verified owner)–
My classic departure board sits proudly on my bookshelf in my study and provides some realistic, real time background activity while I work at my desk.
I can’t quite fully explain the appeal of it but I bought it to keep me in touch with London when I’m not there, in a small but important way. I’m not a railway enthusiast to any meaningful degree but railways are one of the backbones of Britain so the content displayed is relatable to many.
I bought it as a spontaneous “saw it, wanted it” purchase in 2025 and have not regretted it for one minute, despite the relatively high price.
I generally don’t like subscription services so I didn’t buy the announcement functionality package but admittedly, this seems nifty. It would obviously be a distraction while working and thus would be a gimmick with only amusement value.
A tip from me is to select a busy station near a destination of interest rather than a terminus to show trains to your destination of interest, e.g. Reading for Paddington or Clapham Junction for Waterloo or Victoria.
These devices are proudly made in Britain by enthusiasts and the build quality is exemplary. Don’t hesitate to splash out if you fancy something cool but frivolous!
Rated 5 out of 5
PETER SAWYER (verified owner)–
If you want a great addition to your man cave that will impress the hell out of your friends and provide hours and hours of great delight to watch and listen to then the departure board is the perfect item. They are absolutely BRILLIANT. I’ve got two different sizes for my Autistic son and myself and we both LOVE THEM. Just buy one right now. SERIOUSLY, you will not regret it. Easy to set up and change the readout to your own parameters . And when you hear the authentic sounding announcements you are mentally transported straight to the platform. Every single one of my friends that has seen them, wants one. Enough said. Your only next decision is what size would I like. BUY ONE…………………NOW.
Rated 5 out of 5
Martin Davies (verified owner)–
Excellent great for browsing around country seeing different routes and traction. Have it below TV so I can keep an eye on train movements in breaks.
Rated 5 out of 5
Glyn Calvert ACIRO (verified owner)–
Excellent, fast delivery and well packaged, extremely usefull.
Rated 5 out of 5
Simes (verified owner)–
All we ever dreamed of! I’m happy to pay the subscription to help keep the services running. As well as the sub enabling the voice packs, it opens up a world of customisation. Though after playing around with the options, we ended up setting it most of it back to defaults and then enabling random railway stations to keep it interesting. Somehow it showed “North Pole International” today! Though there were no services at the time. I wasn’t impressed with the mounting hooks for the standard board, but after bending them a bit, they do fit better into the groove on the back. I’d hoped for a more significant mounting bracket to help protect my purchase to be honest, but it’s up now and should stay firm. Necessarily, the power can only be plugged in at one end, and of course it wasn’t the end that is closest to a socket. So I’d hoped it would be possible to rotate it 180 degrees and select a setting that rotated the display, if you see what I mean, but no. However i have routed the cable over the top and it does hide it well. Anyway, it’s an incredibly clever thing, solidly made and 100% reliable, and I love that it exists. Suits our house very well.
Rated 5 out of 5
Juniorhornet (verified owner)–
I’m Loving it. I originally bought the desktop version but found this a bit small. I now have that one permanently set to Dawlish so I can follow the webcam. The classic one, I alternate between where I live now and where I used to live. yes, you do need a subscription for all the facilities but the non sub option gives you all the live times and ability to set it to every station.
Rated 5 out of 5
M J NORTH (verified owner)–
I am a railway man through and through. Since I retired departure board has given back my enjoyment of my old job.
Rated 5 out of 5
Richard Wilson (verified owner)–
The Classic board is built to a high standard and has endless functionality. The quality of the display is flawless
Rated 5 out of 5
Kevin Bowles (verified owner)–
Brilliant board. You can get departures from all National Rail, Bus Stops and many tram services. The addition of departure boards for some Heritage Railways makes the product so adaptable. I love it and highly recommend it.
Rated 5 out of 5
Peter Rosier (verified owner)–
Delivery of my Classic Board, once ordered, was extremely quick and efficient. After what appeared to have been an easy and initially successful set up, I did experience some network connection problems but Mark at UKDB was extremely helpful in assisting me working through this – the problem was found to be attributable to the wi-fi settings on my router rather than any issue with the board/UKDB.
Having now had my board running for several days I am delighted with it. It is a truly niche product, the design of the board itself extremely well thought out and the build quality is excellent. If I had any criticism at all it would be helpful if the cable on the power adapter was a little longer. If you were intending to hang your board on the wall then it could be a bit short to reach a floor level socket.
The extent of the configuration options on offer is vast and you can easily lose many hours trying all the different options out or simply observing what is happening at your local station or anywhere else!
So overall both an excellent product and first class support form UKDB. It’s going to be very much a talking point with any visitors – thoroughly recommended.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sonya Agar (verified owner)–
This is an excellent product, my son loves it. Especially as you can have bus timetables as well.
Rated 5 out of 5
LMenzies (verified owner)–
An excellent product for any railway enthusiast! Really worthwhile purchase and use mine regularly!
Would be great to get voices like Anne or Julie Berry on one day!
Rated 5 out of 5
sniper72 (verified owner)–
10/10 live information is really accurate and board does everything i wanted
Rated 5 out of 5
Wayne080273 (verified owner)–
everything is excellent with my rail board it comes to work with me and prodives information for my passengers and they say good idea so thanx guys keep up the good work
Rated 5 out of 5
Wayne080273 (verified owner)–
everything is excellent with my rail board it comes to work with me and prodives information for my passengers and they say good idea so thanx guys keep up the good work
russdx –
Thanks for leaving us a review.
We are glad you like the board.
Subscriptions are necessary to help cover the server running costs of the boards which rely on our infrastructure 24/7. In free plan we are running at a loss and depend on paid subscriptions to help cover costs.
Our subscriptions page does cover what is and is not included in the free plan.
Regards
UKDB
Rated 4 out of 5
Darren Randall (verified owner)–
It’s great, absolutely amazing addition to my room.
Only thing not giving it 5 stars is the subscription. Once it runs out, you lose ALL CUSTOMISATION OPTIONS. Please don’t be fooled it isn’t made clear on this page.
If a bit more was included for free plan it would be perfect, plus I don’t want to pay a subscription after paying £300+ already
Arrived on time - 60cm version - looks great, easy to set up. Dont need a sub to get it set up as I want but some options are extra so you want want to double check if you really want it set up in a particular way (which they are very open about so no problem or issue with that).
Had a small difficulty setting up (due to my old age and numpty status). A quick call solved everything, giving me hours of pleasure being virtually moved to far off stations, aswell as keeping up to date with local areas. Should have bought one ages ago.
Excellent product and outstanding quality! The live announcements and data brought my room to life, and setup was very simple. Just a warning for EU buyers: be prepared for customs duties since it ships from the UK. I paid more than 100 euros in import taxes. Hopefully, the seller can find a way to dispatch orders from within the EU to avoid these heavy costs for international customers.
Got bought this as a birthday present and it’s the best gift I've had in 50 odd years. Mostly I leave it on one busy bus stop where I live and work but I do swap it around a bit for buses, trains and the tube. It’s an awesome bit of kit that usually provokes interest when people come in my office where it’s situated.
Great product. Really fun to look at and a great talking point and gimmick. Really handy for offices as you can add custom text to. Shame so much is a premium paid option but still good nonetheless
I have a pro departure board at home which is 100 cm long and this is an excellent kit! Really like those RGB dot matrix LED lights and is amazing! I also have the Elinor Hamilton both National Rail and Underground announcement packs and they are so realistic! I love them! Also, Wi-Fi setup was easy too, I just connect my device to the DepartureBoard network and enter my Wi-Fi details and done! That's also a very easy setup, and very simple! I rate this 5 stars and keep going with those new tweals, features and much more UK Departure Boards!
This is the most unique tool to follow trains in real time around Great Britain. It is extremely easy to set up and to change stations around the country. Customer service is unbelievably helpful, even for those of us who live overseas. The Departure Board also shows train consists and a host of other useful features.
What an absolute excellent item. Can't praise it enough. It has everything, everything you want from a destination board it has attention to detail is amazing. Highly recommend getting one if you haven't already
I have three Departure Boards, and i just bought another. So i tried the new app, to set up my new board, and it worked really well, it took just a few clicks, and a couple of minutes to do, and presto it was really easy. I have 4 voice packs, and it took about 25 or minutes or so, to fully download, but no hassle all the work is done for you. Now i am not geek, and do not work anything technical well, so i am sure it might need some thing more, that i do not know, but, i played around with it, and so far all is well. This app is much easier to set up, well done, and a big thank you, to Russell, and the guy's, at UK Departure Boards.
Absolutely belting! Truly one of my favourite EVER purchases...love it. I bought it as a treat to myself; It's on constantly at home and I can switch the announcements off if needs be, though they are fantastic. Easy to set up and use. Love taking trips to random stations and seeing where it takes me! You really don't need to be a train nut to enjoy one of these. The customer service is immense too. I would highly recommend.Worth every penny. A Great British classic!
I’ve been wanting to buy a departure board for quite some time now and got one as an early Christmas present. I have it mounted near to where I sit and I’m over the moon with it, it’s definitely one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever had!
Ordered my desktop board and it came the following day. Excellent service and amazing piece of kit. Would be nice to add all the station stops on London Underground as it does on National Rail but that is just nit picking.
Hi it’s Paul from Orpington received my departure mini yesterday it’s a fabulous piece of kit so pleased . Russell was so helpful when I emailed him on a few bits got a quick response . Thank you Russell for your kind support loving the product
I had always wanted to buy this product when I first heard about it, but now that I have it, I couldn't be happier. I love trains and always love train announcements. I did have some probs setting up the Desktop Departures® Board on my home network as the Board needs an internet 2.5 GHz connection to work. I had to reset my router back to the default settings. I also found I got quick support when I needed it. If you love trains, buy this board.
Absolutely amazing, just love the idea and design of the board, I currently have the Classic Departure Board and it is just amazing showing what I like. Well done UK Departure Boards!
I like my ukdepartureboard as it is a great gadget as when I go out everyday, I can look at my departure board to see when the next train time is. I also like the different voice packs you can purchase
On our Making Tracks layout we’ve got 3 fantastic departure boards, the large one showing real time information from Milton Keynes Central and 2 medium boards showing the destinations of our model trains – simply magical!
Railcam UK and UKDB have for many years been providing our little departure board widget, buried deep within our live signalling diagrams. The physical boards are the next level though and we recommend them wholeheartedly to any gadget freak or rail enthusiast (or both).
Great destination board, even the smaller and medium sized ones are light years ahead of the other manufacturer’s boards. Don’t go for another type – you won’t regret the OG version!
Sam (verified owner) –
Cool bit of kit with a lot of great features, always starts a conversation when people enter the room, would recommend!
Liz Hale –
My grandson loves his board. Thank you to the company who were extremely helpful with setting up the audio.
Brian Edwards (verified owner) –
This is a great product with a really clear good-quality display. The Premium Subscription allows you to customise most fields including display colours and add information about the station or bus stop on display, train formations and even the weather. Superb!
lee carpenter (verified owner) –
Any geeks new favourite gadget.
Who needs to know the train departure board from Maghull North – no one in Surrey ;like me, but having it on random stations changing every 5 minutes – i now know. Trains on time by the way – better record the SWR….
And having the voice announcements just adds to it.
Do i need this – probably not. Do i regret buying it – definitely not. I love it….
Marion (verified owner) –
As a birthday present for my husband it’s got me maximum brownie points!
Jonathan Williams (verified owner) –
Excellent device 👍
gateuser (verified owner) –
At £6 per month the amount of live data available for the device, including the recently added train formation diagrams, is nothing short of a bargain – worth every penny!
Jonny (verified owner) –
The board is great.
It has pride of place in our hallway finishing off our tiling which is based on the Strand station.
There’s loads of different settings to try and updates always give you new features. The announcements add to the ambience and provide a welcome background noise.
100% addictive!!
Jonny (verified owner) –
The board is great.
It has pride of place in our hallway finishing off our tiling which is based on the Strand station.
There’s loads of different settings to try and updates always give you new features. The announcements add to the ambience and provide a welcome background noise.
100% addictive!!
Chris Warneford (verified owner) –
I bought the Classic board & voice pack for my railway enthusiast husband’s 70th birthday. He loves it! It’s had a lot of use and even though he’s not particularly computer minded, even he finds changing the station settings etc easy to do.
One of the best and most enjoyable presents he’s ever had!
Also, worth the subscription cost for updates.
Steve Jordan (verified owner) –
Great addition to my kitchen. Tells me what state the local rail links are in – no flashing red, all good. Proved to be a fantastic talking point and something you just keep glancing at to see that the world is still spinning ok.
Jonny72 (verified owner) –
We love our board.
We got it as an addition to our tiling in our hallway which is based on the Strand underground station. It really completes the whole hallway.
It’s really accurate and having the announcements is a real bonus too, breaking the silence during the day. So many options to experiment with on what the display shows, you’ll never get bored of changing them.
It’s also a great talking point. Pretty much everyone who calls asks about it and comes in to have a look, sometimes requesting to see specific stations!
It’s certainly brightened up our lives!
Adrian Spurrier (verified owner) –
I really enjoy being kept up to date with local rail workings. After getting used to the configuration it’s easy to turn the sound option on and off and change the station of choice if you wish.
Patrick McHale (verified owner) –
Fantastic product, and works really well !
Excellent addition to my home and I am able to track my local buses with ease.
I find the product to be accurate and versatile.
Geoff Willis (verified owner) –
An excellent idea turned into a really good reliable product.. I access information on my board almost every day, usually for about an hour. Fascinating to find what is going on in real time. The options available to tailor the information are easily accessed and varied.
John Hewitt (verified owner) –
Always there when I need it with the correct information and a handy tool to check on my local trains.
I wouldn’t be without it now!
Jos Smith (verified owner) –
As well as accurate and interesting this is a real conversation piece. Mostly we have it showing departures from our local station but enjoy being able to look at departures from anyway. Have yet to meet anyone ( rail enthusiast or not) who hasn’t lived this… it sits in the living room and is a source if endless fascination!
Benjamin (verified owner) –
Very happy with my rail board. I particularly like the Tube stations which is my favourite setting. I can also change the colour options so that each tube line has its own distinct colour 🙂
Chris Cook (verified owner) –
I’m biased as a I’ve been here from almost the start. What Russell and the team have designed is beautiful. The additional features are just the icing on the cake. It’s always a talking point when anyone comes round. They are ideal presents, and many friends have now joined the community. With new features every few months – line diagrams and voice packs – it feels like a new product each time. The support is incredible. It’s a FIVE star product in every way.
Phil Webb (verified owner) –
We love it. My partner commutes to work three days a week, so for those days we have it as our home station, and the live updates and current service are really useful.
Other days we change it to random stations and try to guess which station it is from the destinations before it comes round and shows us.
I enjoy messing around with the colours.
Tom Hoback –
The Departure Board is everything as advertised, from real time departure/arrivals, to the announcements, which makes me feel as though I’m in the station. I live in the USA and shipping was timely and I had my board up and running in less than a week after purchase. One call to the UKDB staff cleared up a question about how to integrate the subscription package with my board, and set up was a snap. I can’t recommend the UK Departure Board strongly enough for anyone that want real time information about trains in the UK; or to have the sounds of being at the station.
Bravo to the UKDB developers for bringing this to the market!
Shaun (verified owner) –
I love my board. It’s stunning. Can’t recommend enough
John Vocking –
Just love my departure board. So much so i bought a second plus a desktop version. The service from this company has always been first rate
These are such a fabulous talking point and also practical. We have our set on out local station to monitor South Western Railways and witness delay after delay. This saves a walk and long wait where we can stay at home and leave later.
Thoroughly recommend.
Paul Hodson (verified owner) –
Absolutely brilliant, I have mine set up for local services during the day then switch to mainline though stations such as Chester, Crewe and York until around midnight then have on London Underground. You can even play delay reason bingo. Also handy for catching the bus if you put the local stop code in.
Russell Sawyer (verified owner) –
I’m very happy with my board. Nicely customisable and when I did get a little confused about some options I received sone fast and friendly support!
Doug Short (verified owner) –
My classic departure board sits proudly on my bookshelf in my study and provides some realistic, real time background activity while I work at my desk.
I can’t quite fully explain the appeal of it but I bought it to keep me in touch with London when I’m not there, in a small but important way. I’m not a railway enthusiast to any meaningful degree but railways are one of the backbones of Britain so the content displayed is relatable to many.
I bought it as a spontaneous “saw it, wanted it” purchase in 2025 and have not regretted it for one minute, despite the relatively high price.
I generally don’t like subscription services so I didn’t buy the announcement functionality package but admittedly, this seems nifty. It would obviously be a distraction while working and thus would be a gimmick with only amusement value.
A tip from me is to select a busy station near a destination of interest rather than a terminus to show trains to your destination of interest, e.g. Reading for Paddington or Clapham Junction for Waterloo or Victoria.
These devices are proudly made in Britain by enthusiasts and the build quality is exemplary. Don’t hesitate to splash out if you fancy something cool but frivolous!
PETER SAWYER (verified owner) –
If you want a great addition to your man cave that will impress the hell out of your friends and provide hours and hours of great delight to watch and listen to then the departure board is the perfect item. They are absolutely BRILLIANT. I’ve got two different sizes for my Autistic son and myself and we both LOVE THEM. Just buy one right now. SERIOUSLY, you will not regret it. Easy to set up and change the readout to your own parameters . And when you hear the authentic sounding announcements you are mentally transported straight to the platform. Every single one of my friends that has seen them, wants one. Enough said. Your only next decision is what size would I like. BUY ONE…………………NOW.
Martin Davies (verified owner) –
Excellent great for browsing around country seeing different routes and traction. Have it below TV so I can keep an eye on train movements in breaks.
Glyn Calvert ACIRO (verified owner) –
Excellent, fast delivery and well packaged, extremely usefull.
Simes (verified owner) –
All we ever dreamed of! I’m happy to pay the subscription to help keep the services running. As well as the sub enabling the voice packs, it opens up a world of customisation. Though after playing around with the options, we ended up setting it most of it back to defaults and then enabling random railway stations to keep it interesting. Somehow it showed “North Pole International” today! Though there were no services at the time. I wasn’t impressed with the mounting hooks for the standard board, but after bending them a bit, they do fit better into the groove on the back. I’d hoped for a more significant mounting bracket to help protect my purchase to be honest, but it’s up now and should stay firm. Necessarily, the power can only be plugged in at one end, and of course it wasn’t the end that is closest to a socket. So I’d hoped it would be possible to rotate it 180 degrees and select a setting that rotated the display, if you see what I mean, but no. However i have routed the cable over the top and it does hide it well. Anyway, it’s an incredibly clever thing, solidly made and 100% reliable, and I love that it exists. Suits our house very well.
Juniorhornet (verified owner) –
I’m Loving it. I originally bought the desktop version but found this a bit small. I now have that one permanently set to Dawlish so I can follow the webcam. The classic one, I alternate between where I live now and where I used to live. yes, you do need a subscription for all the facilities but the non sub option gives you all the live times and ability to set it to every station.
M J NORTH (verified owner) –
I am a railway man through and through. Since I retired departure board has given back my enjoyment of my old job.
Richard Wilson (verified owner) –
The Classic board is built to a high standard and has endless functionality. The quality of the display is flawless
Kevin Bowles (verified owner) –
Brilliant board. You can get departures from all National Rail, Bus Stops and many tram services. The addition of departure boards for some Heritage Railways makes the product so adaptable. I love it and highly recommend it.
Peter Rosier (verified owner) –
Delivery of my Classic Board, once ordered, was extremely quick and efficient. After what appeared to have been an easy and initially successful set up, I did experience some network connection problems but Mark at UKDB was extremely helpful in assisting me working through this – the problem was found to be attributable to the wi-fi settings on my router rather than any issue with the board/UKDB.
Having now had my board running for several days I am delighted with it. It is a truly niche product, the design of the board itself extremely well thought out and the build quality is excellent. If I had any criticism at all it would be helpful if the cable on the power adapter was a little longer. If you were intending to hang your board on the wall then it could be a bit short to reach a floor level socket.
The extent of the configuration options on offer is vast and you can easily lose many hours trying all the different options out or simply observing what is happening at your local station or anywhere else!
So overall both an excellent product and first class support form UKDB. It’s going to be very much a talking point with any visitors – thoroughly recommended.
Sonya Agar (verified owner) –
This is an excellent product, my son loves it. Especially as you can have bus timetables as well.
LMenzies (verified owner) –
An excellent product for any railway enthusiast! Really worthwhile purchase and use mine regularly!
Would be great to get voices like Anne or Julie Berry on one day!
sniper72 (verified owner) –
10/10 live information is really accurate and board does everything i wanted
Wayne080273 (verified owner) –
everything is excellent with my rail board it comes to work with me and prodives information for my passengers and they say good idea so thanx guys keep up the good work
Wayne080273 (verified owner) –
everything is excellent with my rail board it comes to work with me and prodives information for my passengers and they say good idea so thanx guys keep up the good work
russdx –
Thanks for leaving us a review.
We are glad you like the board.
Subscriptions are necessary to help cover the server running costs of the boards which rely on our infrastructure 24/7. In free plan we are running at a loss and depend on paid subscriptions to help cover costs.
Our subscriptions page does cover what is and is not included in the free plan.
Regards
UKDB
Darren Randall (verified owner) –
It’s great, absolutely amazing addition to my room.
Only thing not giving it 5 stars is the subscription. Once it runs out, you lose ALL CUSTOMISATION OPTIONS. Please don’t be fooled it isn’t made clear on this page.
If a bit more was included for free plan it would be perfect, plus I don’t want to pay a subscription after paying £300+ already