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What's running through Bedford St Johns on 22 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Bedford St Johns on 22 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 22 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.1 / 10

Strong freight activity today — 17 freight movements expected.

55 trains34 passenger17 freight2 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 55 movements at Bedford St Johns on 22 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

55 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:15–11:155 trains

2 passenger3 freight2 types

10:18pass6X11
NY (DOWN SIDINGS LL) → DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:32arr2S09
BLETCHLEY → BEDFORD MIDLAND
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:50arr2S10
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BLETCHLEY
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:55pass6F69
ACTON LANE RECEPTION SDGS → STUD FARM (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:10pass6H10
BLETCHLEY CEMEX GBRF → PEAK FOREST CEMEX GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

Other windows

05:30–06:304 trains

2 passenger2 freight2 types

07:45–08:454 trains

3 passenger1 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday05:30–06:30

Best for freightTuesday10:15–11:15

Best for varietySaturday10:15–11:15

Most unusualSaturday10:15–11:15

The weekend is quieter — around 58% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.1	42	5	10:15–11:15
Sunday 18	0.7	2	1	03:30–04:30
Monday 19	2.9	49	12	10:15–11:15
Tuesday 20	3.1	54	17	10:15–11:15
Wednesday 21	3.1	53	16	05:30–06:30

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

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

Trains a day50typical weekday

Freight24%12 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 2.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 11:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday47 on average
Tuesday49 on average
Wednesday48 on average
Thursday49 on average
Friday48 on average
Saturday42 on average
Sunday2 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 DMU52 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive40 workings

Planned operators

West Midlands Railway52 workings
GB Railfreight33 workings
Freightliner9 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

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 Oct6V11
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6E84
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6X13
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4F04
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6F04
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3J01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6F69
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct0Z28
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0Z30
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6F68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6F69
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M13
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6F68
—
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

Nearby places to spot trains

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BDM

1.1 km, straight lineOn this line

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KMH

4.9 km, straight lineOn this line

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SWR

7.6 km, straight lineOn this line

MILLBROOK (BEDFORDSHIRE)

MLB

9.4 km, straight lineOn this line

LIDLINGTON

LID

11.5 km, straight lineOn this line

SANDY

SDY

12.8 km, straight line

FLITWICK

FLT

14.1 km, straight line

RIDGMONT

RID

14.4 km, straight lineOn this line

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

What's running through Bedford St Johns on 22 October 2026?

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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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