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What's running through Bath Spa today?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Bath Spa today. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 17 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 4.9 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

192 trains172 passenger6 freight7 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 192 movements at Bath Spa on 17 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

192 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:00–11:0015 trains

14 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

10:01arr2O07
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → SALISBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:06arr2V58
WESTBURY WILTS → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:11arr1A15
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:12arr1K00
GLOUCESTER → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:19arr1C07
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
10:20arr2O74
GLOUCESTER → WEYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:29arr1N58
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:29arr2E60
WARMINSTER → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:34arr1F11
CARDIFF CENTRAL → SALISBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:38arr1F10
SALISBURY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:41arr1A16
WESTON-SUPER-MARE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:45arr1C08
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
10:49pass0G70
BRISTOL EAST DEPOT TARMAC → BR HINKSEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
10:58arr1N57
OXFORD → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:59arr2O08
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → SALISBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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16:15–17:1515 trains

12 passenger1 freight2 other5 types

08:30–09:3013 trains

13 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday12:15–13:15

Best for freightFriday12:15–13:15

Best for varietyMonday12:15–13:15

Most unusualTuesday12:15–13:15

The weekend is quieter — around 38% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.9	192	6	17:00–18:00
Sunday 18	3.9	98	5	19:15–20:15
Monday 19	6.2	230	29	12:15–13:15
Tuesday 20	6.2	233	29	12:15–13:15
Wednesday 21	6.2	233	28	12:15–13:15

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

191 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day239typical weekday

Freight12%28 movements

Busiest hour13:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 13:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday242 on average
Tuesday244 on average
Wednesday244 on average
Thursday238 on average
Friday235 on average
Saturday198 on average
Sunday101 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

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 Oct6M18
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct2C30
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct0Y40
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct2O16
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct1C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1V80
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5C80
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5O92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1O92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1V01
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5B63
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
15 Oct2O16
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct1A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
15 Oct0C40
—
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

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

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What's worth watching

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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Planned operators

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What runs here

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