diff --git a/src/lib/ldb/nrcc/alert-bar.svelte b/src/lib/ldb/common/nrcc/alert-bar.svelte
similarity index 74%
rename from src/lib/ldb/nrcc/alert-bar.svelte
rename to src/lib/ldb/common/nrcc/alert-bar.svelte
index ee32a59..dd49055 100644
--- a/src/lib/ldb/nrcc/alert-bar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ldb/common/nrcc/alert-bar.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script>
-    import { fly } from "svelte/transition";
+    import { IconAlertCircle } from "@tabler/icons-svelte";
+import { fly } from "svelte/transition";
 
     export let alerts = [];
     $: uniqueAlerts = [...new Set(alerts)];
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
         displayAlerts = !displayAlerts;
     }
 
-    function numberAsWord(number) {
+    function numberAsWord(number = 0) {
         const words = ["zero", "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine"];
         let word = words[number];
         if (word) {
@@ -20,17 +21,14 @@
     }
 </script>
 
-<div id="block"><!--Prevent content slipping underneath the bar--></div>
 <div id="bar" on:click={alertsToggle} on:keypress={alertsToggle}>
-    <img src="/images/navigation/alert.svg" alt="" />
+    <span class="image"><IconAlertCircle /></span>
     {#if uniqueAlerts.length == 1}
         <p id="bartext">There is one active alert</p>
-    {:else if uniqueAlerts.length > 1}
+    {:else}
         <p id="bartext">
             There are {numberAsWord(uniqueAlerts.length)} active alerts
         </p>
-    {:else}
-        <p id="bartext">There are no active alerts</p>
     {/if}
     <p id="arrow" class:displayAlerts>V</p>
 </div>
@@ -43,46 +41,35 @@
 {/if}
 
 <style>
-    #block {
-        height: 40px;
-    }
     #bar {
+        position: relative;
+        margin-top: 0;
+        padding: 0;
         width: 100%;
         height: 40px;
         background-color: var(--main-alert-color);
-        opacity: 1;
-        position: fixed;
-        width: 100%;
-        top: 50px;
-        left: 0px;
-        z-index: 10;
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: space-between;
+        align-items: center;
+        z-index: 2;
     }
-    img {
-        height: 25px;
-        width: 25px;
-        position: absolute;
-        left: 8px;
-        top: 8px;
-        margin: 0;
-        padding: 0;
+    .image {
+        margin-left: 15px;
+        margin-top: 4px;
     }
     #bartext {
         color: white;
         margin: auto;
         font-weight: 600;
-        margin-top: 8px;
-        margin-bottom: 0px;
-        padding: 0px;
+        margin: 0 0 0 0;
+        padding: 0;
     }
     #arrow {
         color: white;
         font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
         font-weight: 900;
-        position: absolute;
-        margin-top: 0;
-        right: 15px;
-        top: 11px;
         border: none;
+        margin-right: 15px;
         background-color: transparent;
         transition-duration: 500ms;
         transition-delay: 00ms;
@@ -91,7 +78,7 @@
         background-color: transparent;
     }
     #alerts {
-        position: fixed;
+        position: absolute;
         background-color: var(--main-alert-color);
         opacity: 0.9;
         width: 100%;
@@ -100,6 +87,7 @@
         overflow-x: clip;
         left: 0;
         top: 89px;
+        z-index: 1;
     }
     .alert {
         color: white;
diff --git a/src/lib/ldb/public-ldb.svelte b/src/lib/ldb/public-ldb.svelte
index e676b70..c0f67e6 100644
--- a/src/lib/ldb/public-ldb.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ldb/public-ldb.svelte
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
     import { onMount } from "svelte";
     import Loading from "$lib/navigation/loading.svelte";
     import OverlayIsland from "$lib/islands/overlay-island.svelte";
-    import AlertBar from "$lib/ldb/nrcc/alert-bar.svelte";
+    import AlertBar from "$lib/ldb/common/nrcc/alert-bar.svelte";
     import Island from "$lib/islands/island.svelte";
     import { getApiUrl } from "$lib/scripts/upstream";
+    import TimeBar from "$lib/navigation/TimeBar.svelte";
 
     let requestedStation;
     $: requestedStation = station;
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@
     <AlertBar {alerts} />
 {/if}
 
+<TimeBar updatedTime={dataAge} />
+
 {#if isLoading}
     <Loading />
 {:else if dataAge}
diff --git a/src/lib/ldb/staff/staff-ldb.svelte b/src/lib/ldb/staff/staff-ldb.svelte
index b4cdf8a..148eae6 100644
--- a/src/lib/ldb/staff/staff-ldb.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ldb/staff/staff-ldb.svelte
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
     import { detailInit, defineDetail } from "./train-detail";
     import TrainDetail from "./train-detail.svelte";
     import { fetchStaffLdb } from "./fetch";
-    import AlertBar from "../nrcc/alert-bar.svelte";
+    import AlertBar from "../common/nrcc/alert-bar.svelte";
     import TimeBar from "$lib/navigation/TimeBar.svelte";
+    import { onMount } from "svelte";
 
     export let station: string;
     export let title: string | undefined = "Loading...";
@@ -27,7 +28,10 @@
 
     console.log(`Station: ${station}`);
 
+    let updatedTime: Date;
+
     async function callFetch(station: string): Promise<StaffLdb> {
+        console.log("callFetch function called")
         const data = await fetchStaffLdb(station);
         if (data.data) {
             title = data.data.locationName;
@@ -35,6 +39,10 @@
                 for (const msg of data.data.nrccMessages) {
                     nrcc.push(msg.xhtmlMessage);
                 }
+                nrcc = nrcc; // Reassign to ensure Svelte reloads
+            }
+            if (data.data.generatedAt) {
+                updatedTime = new Date(data.data.generatedAt);
             }
             return data.data;
         }
@@ -43,13 +51,18 @@
         throw new Error("Unable to Fetch Data");
     }
 
-    // Add additional margin if AlertBox is displayed
-    let generatedMarginTop = "10px";
-    $: if (nrcc.length) {
-        generatedMarginTop = "50px";
-    }
+    onMount(async () => {
+        console.log("staff-ldb component mounted");
+    })
+
 </script>
 
+{#if nrcc.length}
+    <AlertBar alerts={nrcc} />
+{/if}
+
+<TimeBar bind:updatedTime />
+
 {#key detail}
     {#if detail.show}
         <TrainDetail {detail} close={hideDetail} />
@@ -57,15 +70,10 @@
 {/key}
 
 {#await callFetch(station)}
-    <TimeBar updatedTime={undefined} />
     <Loading />
 {:then data}
     {#if data}
-        {#if nrcc.length}
-            <AlertBar alerts={nrcc} />
-        {/if}
-        <TimeBar updatedTime={new Date(data.generatedAt)} />
-        <p class="generatedTime" style="margin-top: {generatedMarginTop};">Updated: {new Date(data.generatedAt).toLocaleTimeString()}</p>
+        
         {#if data.trainServices?.length}
             <TableGenerator services={data.trainServices} click={showDetail} />
         {/if}
@@ -81,7 +89,6 @@
         {/if}
     {/if}
 {:catch}
-    <TimeBar updatedTime={new Date} />
     <h2>Error</h2>
     <p>ERR-CODE: {errorDetail.code}</p>
     <p>Message:<br />{errorDetail.message}</p>
diff --git a/src/lib/ldb/staff/table/table-generator.svelte b/src/lib/ldb/staff/table/table-generator.svelte
index 287e741..a3b9c78 100644
--- a/src/lib/ldb/staff/table/table-generator.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ldb/staff/table/table-generator.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     import { tocs as tocMap } from "$lib/stores/tocMap";
 
     import type { TrainServices, ServiceLocation } from "@owlboard/ts-types";
+    import { fade } from "svelte/transition";
 
     export let services: TrainServices[];
     export let click: Function;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
 
 <p class="smallScreen">Your display is too small to view this data</p>
 <p class="smallScreen">Try rotating your device</p>
-<table>
+<table in:fade={{duration:500}}>
     <tr>
         <th class="id">ID</th>
         <th class="from">From</th>
diff --git a/src/lib/navigation/TimeBar.svelte b/src/lib/navigation/TimeBar.svelte
index 52118c0..5753386 100644
--- a/src/lib/navigation/TimeBar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/navigation/TimeBar.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import { onMount } from "svelte";
+    import { fade } from "svelte/transition";
 
     export let updatedTime: Date | undefined;
 
 let currentTime: string = "00:00:00"
+let updateDisplay: string;
 function updateTime() {
     const now = new Date();
     const hours = now.getHours().toString().padStart(2, '0');
@@ -13,15 +15,16 @@ function updateTime() {
 }
 
 onMount(() => {
+    console.log("TimeBar component mounted")
     updateTime();
-    const interval = setInterval(updateTime, 500);
+    const interval = setInterval(updateTime, 250);
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
 })
 </script>
 
 <div id="TimeBar">
     {#if updatedTime}
-        <span class="updated-time">Updated: {updatedTime.toLocaleTimeString()}</span>
+        <span in:fade class="updated-time">Updated: {updatedTime.toLocaleTimeString()}</span>
     {:else}
         <span></span>
     {/if}
diff --git a/src/routes/ldb/+page.svelte b/src/routes/ldb/+page.svelte
index 2d0e569..faaa13e 100644
--- a/src/routes/ldb/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/ldb/+page.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<script>
+<script lang="ts">
     import Header from "$lib/navigation/header.svelte";
     import Nav from "$lib/navigation/nav-ldb.svelte";
     import PublicLdb from "$lib/ldb/public-ldb.svelte";
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
         return new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("station");
     }
 
-    let station = "";
-    let staff = false;
-    let uuidValue = "";
+    let station: string;
+    let staff: boolean;
+    let uuidValue: string;
+    let blockLoading: boolean = true;
 
     $: uuidValue = $uuid;
 
@@ -26,17 +27,19 @@
         } else {
             title = "Public Board";
         }
+
+        blockLoading = false;
     });
 </script>
 
 <Header {title} />
 
-<!-- If 'uuid' exists in store then load StaffLdb else load PublicLdb -->
-{#if !staff}
-    <PublicLdb {station} bind:title />
-{:else}
-    <StaffLdb {station} bind:title />
-    <!--<StaffLdb {station} bind:title={title} /> -- Temporary, Disable StaffLdb - it isn't implemented -->
+{#if !blockLoading}
+    {#if !staff}
+        <PublicLdb {station} bind:title />
+    {:else}
+        <StaffLdb {station} bind:title />
+    {/if}
 {/if}
 
 <Nav />