Companion app
Timetable Board takes the plan you've already drawn — stations, sidings, a rough sequence of moves — and turns it into the paperwork an operating session actually runs on: waybills, a switch list per location, and a clock that keeps everyone honest about the time.
Most layout software is drawn for planning track. Timetable Board starts after the track is down — it's for the evening you actually want to run trains against a schedule, with jobs that have a beginning and an end.
Enter your stations and sidings once. Draft a running order. Timetable Board compiles the waybills and switch lists so the session paperwork is ready before anyone touches a locomotive.
What's inside
Generate a waybill for every wagon movement, tied to the origin, destination and commodity you set — printable or on screen.
Every pickup and set-out is compiled per location automatically, so the operator at each siding knows the job without guessing.
A fast clock with a ratio you set, so a two-hour session can represent a full working day on the timetable.
Track what's staged off-scene — road numbers, order, and what's due to re-enter and when.
Plain paper cards for trackside use — no phone or tablet needed once the session paperwork is printed.
Save more than one track plan and timetable — handy if you operate a shared club layout as well as your own.
How it works
List your stations, yards and sidings, and roughly how far apart they sit. You don't need exact distances — just the order.
Assign trains to time slots — a local, a goods working, a shunt move. Timetable Board lays them out against the fast clock.
Waybills and switch lists compile from the running order automatically, ready to print before the session starts.
Follow the board during the session and mark jobs done as you go — useful for spotting where a plan runs long or short.
Mini FAQ
No. Plenty of readers use Timetable Board to draft a running order before a single piece of track is laid, as a way to test whether a plan gives them enough to do.
Yes. Timetable Board doesn't care about scale — it works from your station list and running order, so it applies equally to N, HO, OO or larger.
You can print the waybills, switch lists and session card ahead of time and run the whole session on paper if that suits your space better.
Not at all — the switch lists are written so several operators can each work from their own location without needing to see the whole timetable.