General FAQs

How do I sign-up? Becoming a member of RailCam is free. As a member, you can watch all of our cameras. Go to our Home Page and follow the link to register. All new members are manually checked and accepted, so please be careful to enter your details correctly.

I have registered, but not had a confirmation email.... what do I do now? An automatic confirmation will be sent out when your account has been activated, but these are often stopped by Spam filters. One of our Admins may email you personally, but if you don't receive a message, please check to see if you can log-in and contact us if your account is still inactive after 24 hours. We're always glad to help.

Where can I find out more? RailCam is on both Facebook and Twitter - check us out!

Facebook www.facebook.com/railcamlive Twitter twitter.com/railcamlive

The Chat window asks me to log-in, but I can't... We're afraid that the website sometimes does this - please go to the Home Page and clich the logout link over on the right. When you log-back in, everything will be hunky-dory!

How do I get access to the RailCam Live Train Tracker diagrams? The Live Train Tracker diagrams are a special feature which we provide to all the kind folk who donate towards our running and development costs. Anyone who donates £15 or more in a given year will be provided with unlimited access to our ever-expanding range of diagrams. More information.

Can I make automatic monthly PayPal payments? No. We aren't able to accept donations using the PayPal automatic monthly payments system.

I'd like to host a RailCam camera - what do I do? We're always on the lookout for new locations for webcams. If you live next to the railway and think that you could host a camera for you, please get in touch. To run a camera you must have :

- A clear view of the line from your property - we can't put cameras on Network Rail land. - Somewhere to house a computer to process the feed. This must be withing around 100ft of the camera and must have internet access - preferably wired. - A good standard of broadband internet. Typically, a 2Mbit/sec connection is a minimum requirement. You would also need to have an un-capped service (no monthly up/download limits).

If you think you have all that covered, please contact us...

Do you have a different question? We're always happy to help.... contact us and we'll reply as quickly as we can.