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What's running through Br Abbotswood Jn Eng Siding on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Br Abbotswood Jn Eng Siding on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.9 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 802 EMU.

182 trains125 passenger49 freight6 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 182 movements at Br Abbotswood Jn Eng Siding on 23 October 2026. Each entry is a booked call or pass at this railway location. The same service can appear on other location pages. Train types are inferred from planning data and can change on the day.

What's worth watching

182 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:00–15:0014 trains

8 passenger5 freight1 other5 types

14:00pass1V09
NOTTINGHAM → CARDIFF CENTRAL
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:03pass2T46
WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:06pass2E61
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
14:09arr6V84
CLITHEROE CASTLE CEMENT GB → AVONMOUTH HANSON SDG GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:12pass1M99
CARDIFF CENTRAL → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:14pass1V55
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
14:22pass6V92
BSC TUBE WORKS → MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:24pass1S49
PLYMOUTH → GLASGOW CENTRAL
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
14:35pass6Q10
CARDIFF CANTON TAFF VALE SDGS. → RUGBY DEPOT ACCESS LINE
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
14:36pass1V56
GLASGOW CENTRAL → PLYMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
14:43pass6M63
BRIDGWATER UP YARD → SOUTH YARD (COAL SDG) DRS
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
Freight
14:44pass6M56
BERKELEY C.E.G.B. → SOUTH YARD (COAL SDG) DRS
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
Freight
14:52pass1M49
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
14:55arr6V51
WEST YARD → BR CARDIFF TIDAL YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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21:15–22:1513 trains

7 passenger5 freight1 other6 types

16:15–17:1512 trains

9 passenger3 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday20:30–21:30

Best for freightTuesday20:30–21:30

Best for varietyTuesday20:30–21:30

Most unusualThursday17:45–18:45

The weekend is quieter — around 91% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	1.5	17	0	18:15–19:15
Sunday 18	1.7	16	1	03:45–04:45
Monday 19	5.8	179	44	13:45–14:45
Tuesday 20	6.1	189	54	20:30–21:30
Wednesday 21	6.1	186	52	21:15–22:15

Scored from the booked timetable for each upcoming date. Short-notice changes (VSTP, engineering work) added closer to the day aren't reflected yet, so a date further out is a rougher guide than tomorrow.

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

17 trains are booked here today — 86% fewer than a typical Saturday (125).

Trains a day185typical weekday

Freight29%53 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 7.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 14:00, 16:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday184 on average
Tuesday192 on average
Wednesday187 on average
Thursday186 on average
Friday184 on average
Saturday98 on average
Sunday57 on average

Passenger
Freight
Other

Weekday (Mon–Fri)

Averaged over 28 dates. Averaged across real dates resolved from the booked timetable, including short-term overlays and cancellations. These are trains BOOKED to run, not observed movements — these profiles use timetable samples rather than the short window of retained station sightings.

What tends to happen here

What runs here

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What runs here

Recent booked movements

Booked timetable entries from the previous 7 days, independent of the selected date above. These are not observations of trains that actually ran.

16 Oct1G29
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
16 Oct6V47
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M67
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M67
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1G29
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
15 Oct6V47
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V30
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6V93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive

Based on the booked national timetable (CIF) per date, not a live/actually-happened feed — a late change or cancellation on one of these dates won't be reflected here.

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	1	1	0	0
01:00	4	4	0	0
02:00	2	2	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	4	4	1	1
05:00	5	3	1	0
06:00	4	2	2	0
07:00	10	1	2	0
08:00	6	0	3	0
09:00	11	3	4	0
10:00	11	2	5	1
11:00	11	3	5	0
12:00	9	1	5	0
13:00	8	0	6	0
14:00	12	4	5	0
15:00	10	2	5	0
16:00	11	3	6	1
17:00	10	2	4	0
18:00	11	3	6	0
19:00	9	1	6	0
20:00	11	4	5	1
21:00	10	4	3	0
22:00	9	2	4	1
23:00	6	2	1	1

What's running through Br Abbotswood Jn Eng Siding on 23 October 2026?

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