FleetWatch for CrossCountry
Live CrossCountry departures, and an alarm before your stop.
Reading this on a computer? Point your phone’s camera at the code and it will open FleetWatch on Google Play.
CrossCountry runs long-distance trains that cross the country without going through London, linking Scotland, the North East and Yorkshire with the Midlands, the South West and the south coast.
FleetWatch is an Android app for people who take the same trains most days. It shows live departures for any station in the UK, so CrossCountry trains sit alongside everyone else’s, and it plans the whole trip door to door. It doesn’t sell tickets. It’s for everything that happens after you’ve got one.
Where CrossCountry trains run
Main stations on the network:
- Birmingham New Street
- Reading
- Bristol Temple Meads
- Exeter St Davids
- Plymouth
- Bournemouth
- Southampton Central
- Derby
- Sheffield
- Leeds
- York
- Newcastle
- Edinburgh Waverley
- Glasgow Central
- Aberdeen
What FleetWatch does on CrossCountry services
CrossCountry journeys are often the middle leg of a longer trip, so the stations where you change matter most. The live board shows the platform for the next train at Birmingham New Street or Reading before you reach it, and tracking shows whether the train you are changing onto is running.
- Live departure boards with platforms, delays and the reason behind them in plain English.
- Door-to-door journeys with a change included, so a two-leg trip reads as one journey rather than two searches, even where the second train is another company’s.
- Board and track. Tell FleetWatch you’re on the train and it follows the service from the live timetable, then sounds an alarm with a vibration before your stop.
- Journey alerts for the trains you watch: a notification when one is cancelled, late or changes platform, even with the app closed.
- Smart Routes suggest a way round a problem on your usual line. Tube connections come from Transport for London, so they exist in London only.
Because CrossCountry has no London terminal, a typical journey joins two other cities. FleetWatch plans these door to door, with any change included.
Delay Repay on CrossCountry
Delay Repay is run by each train company, so the rules and the claim form are on CrossCountry’s own site: CrossCountry Delay Repay. FleetWatch checks your arrival against the operator’s rules, tells you when a journey qualifies, prepares the details and reminds you before the deadline. The claim itself is yours to send.
Common questions
Does FleetWatch work on CrossCountry trains?
Yes. The live board works for any station in the UK, so CrossCountry trains appear on it like any other. FleetWatch plans journeys door to door, tracks the train you are on and sounds an alarm before your stop.
Is FleetWatch made by CrossCountry?
No. FleetWatch is an independent Android app from The Unknown Dev Ltd. It isn’t affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by CrossCountry. Live information comes from National Rail.
Does it cost anything?
It’s free to install. What stays free and what is in the paid plan is set out on the FleetWatch page.
Using a different train company? See them all, or read what FleetWatch does in full.