RailFolio Features
Your railway sightings, organised.
RailFolio gives railway enthusiasts one place to record the trains they’ve seen, keep their photographs together and discover sightings shared by other members of the railway community.
Whether you’re out for an afternoon of train spotting or building a record of sightings over many years, RailFolio helps keep your railway memories organised.
Log your sightings
Record a train as soon as you spot it or add a sighting later. Add a photograph with details such as the class, unit or number, operator, location, date, time and your own notes. You can record the information you have without filling in every field.
See what’s coming your way
Waiting on a platform for a particular train? See what other enthusiasts have recently spotted further down the line, including the photograph, location and time of their sighting.
It’s a community-powered view of what’s being spotted along the railway — and an idea of when to get your camera ready.
Someone spots it. Someone logs it. You know to get your camera ready.
Remember where you spotted it
Add a location manually or use your device’s location to help record where you were. Your sightings become a record of what you saw, where you saw it and when.
Explore sightings on the map
See railway sightings geographically. Open a sighting from the map to see its photograph and details, then explore your railway travels and sightings from around the community.
Build your RailFolio
Every sighting contributes to your personal collection. Give your railway photographs a home alongside the information that makes each sighting meaningful.
Discover the railway community
Explore sightings shared by other railway enthusiasts, see what people are spotting and discover trains and locations from around the UK.
Like and comment
Found a photograph or sighting you particularly like? Like sightings and join the conversation through comments.
Use the camera you prefer
Take a photograph through RailFolio or upload one you’ve already taken. DSLR, mirrorless or phone — your camera choice is up to you.
Your railway profile
Bring your railway activity together in one place. Add a profile photograph and personalise your profile with details such as your local station and favourite train.
Find your previous sightings
Return to the trains you’ve recorded as your collection grows. View details, update information or remove a sighting you no longer want to keep.
You’re in control
Report inappropriate content and block other members. Manage your own sightings and account, including deleting content or your RailFolio account.
Stay Safe
Stop Look Listen
Stay off the track. Stay in publicly accessible areas, follow station rules and staff instructions, and be considerate of passengers, railway staff and fellow enthusiasts.
Built for railway enthusiasts
Make recording a train as enjoyable and straightforward as spotting it. No complicated spreadsheets. No railway photographs lost in your camera roll. Just your sightings, your photographs and the railway community together in one place.
Spot. Log. Explore.