TubeDeluxe is the perfect utility application. Based on the most simple of ideas, it fulfils a common need and does it in a way that is both simpler and far better than any existing solution.

Tube Planner apps have existed on most platforms for some years, indeed PocketPC’s had a very well popular one from VisualIT, Tube. But TubeDeluxe is much better.

Route Planner

Author Malcolm Barclay has produced a very slick application that allows you to plan journeys across London via the Underground. It also has up to the minute information on delays and closures as well as a departure timetable.

Itinerary Route map

You can plan a journey by entering your start and destination and TubeDeluxe will plan the route and display it either on the Tube Map or as a simple Itinerary.

A great feature is the use of GPS to determine your location. Using this information it can provide information on your nearest tube stations, novel and effective.

In use it proved both quick and stable.  Fire it up and you are immediately presented with the Status page that lists all the tube lines and any issues that affect them such as planned works or delays.  Click on a line and it will provide detailed status information.
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