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What's running through Barry tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Barry tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

175 trains137 passenger28 freight6 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 175 movements at Barry on 18 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

175 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:15–12:1513 trains

11 passenger2 freight5 types

11:22arr2R12
BARRY ISLAND → RHYMNEY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:25arr2Y10
RHYMNEY → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:28pass6H25
MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD → LLANWERN EXCHANGE SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:29pass1B14
CARDIFF CENTRAL → SWANSEA
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
11:33pass6M30
MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD → DEE MARSH RECP
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:40pass1B90
SWANSEA → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
11:45pass1L54
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:52arr2K16
BARRY ISLAND → CAERPHILLY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:52arr2Y12
CAERPHILLY → BARRY ISLAND
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:57pass1B20
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:58pass1W57
CARMARTHEN → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
12:06pass1B16
CARDIFF CENTRAL → MILFORD HAVEN
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
12:09arr2F14
BRIDGEND → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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17:15–18:1513 trains

11 passenger2 freight5 types

12:45–13:4512 trains

9 passenger3 freight5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday08:30–09:30

Best for freightSaturday08:30–09:30

Best for varietySaturday08:30–09:30

Most unusualTuesday00:30–01:30

The weekend is busier — around 22% more trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.8	204	29	08:30–09:30
Sunday 18	5.4	175	28	12:45–13:45
Monday 19	5.0	149	16	23:45–00:45
Tuesday 20	5.5	163	22	00:30–01:30
Wednesday 21	5.5	160	20	23:45–00:45

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

204 trains are booked here today — 59% more than a typical Saturday (128).

Trains a day132typical weekday

Freight3%4 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 10:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday127 on average
Tuesday132 on average
Wednesday131 on average
Thursday132 on average
Friday126 on average
Saturday147 on average
Sunday98 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

Most common train types

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU246 workings
Diesel-hauled6 workings
Class 802 DMU2 workings

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 802 EMU

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

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.

17 Oct5F13
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct6B13
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0O12
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6U42
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6U40
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6B17
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6A11
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V02
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V03
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V49
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S62
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S61
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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

Nearby places to spot trains

BARRY ISLAND

BYI

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

BARRY DOCKS

BYD

1.7 km, straight line

CADOXTON

CAD

3 km, straight line

RHOOSE (CARDIFF INTL AIRPORT)

RIA

4 km, straight line

DINAS POWYS

DNS

6 km, straight line

EASTBROOK

EBK

7 km, straight line

COGAN

CGN

8.5 km, straight line

PENARTH

PEN

8.8 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	1	0	2	1
01:00	1	1	0	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	1	1	1	1
04:00	1	0	1	0
05:00	6	1	3	0
06:00	6	0	4	0
07:00	8	0	4	0
08:00	8	0	6	0
09:00	8	0	7	0
10:00	8	0	7	0
11:00	8	0	7	0
12:00	8	0	7	0
13:00	8	0	8	1
14:00	8	0	7	0
15:00	8	0	8	1
16:00	8	0	7	0
17:00	8	0	7	0
18:00	8	0	7	0
19:00	6	0	7	1
20:00	4	0	6	0
21:00	4	0	6	0
22:00	3	0	6	0
23:00	3	1	4	0

What's running through Barry tomorrow?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

The week ahead

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week