How to use the online timer
Waiting beside the departure board while wet leaves hold up your train means watching both the platform and the updates as one hour runs down. You can stay nearby, check for a revised departure and use the countdown as a boundary for the delay rather than repeatedly working out how long you have been standing there.
Because you are following the disruption in person, the countdown needs to remain available while announcements and platform changes compete for attention. If you close the tab or browser, the train-delay alert may not sound; a sleeping phone or laptop can cause the same problem. Switching to another tab is less disruptive, provided the browser stays open and the device remains awake.
Standing close to the concourse can make the ending difficult to hear among announcements, rolling luggage and arriving services. Set the device where its speaker is not buried in a pocket or bag, and keep the screen within sight so the visual ending backs up the sound. If the train appears sooner, the departure board matters more than the remaining countdown.
Common questions
What if the wet-leaf delay becomes shorter than the set interval?
Follow the updated departure time and stop waiting when your train is ready to board. The countdown does not need to finish if the disruption clears earlier.
What if the train is still delayed when the full interval ends?
Check the latest platform display or announcement before starting another wait. Continued disruption may have a revised estimate, so the next countdown can reflect the information shown at the station.
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