The National Rail Enquiries website was branded “unusable” today after the site was given a monochrome makeover in tribute to Prince Philip.
Users logging on to check train times were met with a site completely devoid of colour as the timetable service honoured the duke’s long life with a grey transformation.
Many customers said they can no longer read the website, with one saying it will cause “chaos” for those with eyesight problems:
Others pointed out the irony of turning a rail enquiry website grey in honour of a man who “chartered private planes and helicopters to get around the UK”:
Reaction elsewhere was similarly dumbfounded:
Industry body the Rail Delivery Group, which runs NRE, said: “The National Rail Enquiries website has been temporarily greyscaled as a mark of respect following the death of HRH Duke of Edinburgh on Friday.
“We are listening to feedback about how people are using the website and are making further changes today to make it more accessible to all our customers.”
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