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What's running through Blackheath today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.5 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including Class 60 diesel locomotive.

313 trains287 passenger19 freight4 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 313 movements at Blackheath 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

313 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

15:00–16:0020 trains

16 passenger4 freight2 types

15:04arr2P41
CANNON STREET LONDON → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:04arr2T03
CANNON STREET LONDON → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:09pass6V06
GRAIN OIL TERMINAL GBRF → COLNBROOK BAA GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:11arr2A41
DARTFORD → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:14arr2M42
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:19arr2L43
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:20arr2C42
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:23pass6O09
COLNBROOK BAA GBRF → GRAIN OIL TERMINAL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:27arr2U50
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:28arr2U40
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:34arr2P43
CANNON STREET LONDON → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:34arr2T05
CANNON STREET LONDON → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:39pass6O97
PADDINGTON NEW YARD TARMAC TPX → TARMAC
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:40arr2A43
DARTFORD → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:44arr2M44
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:49arr2C44
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:49arr2L45
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:52pass6L81
BARDON LONDON → PURFLEET FOSTER YEOMAN FHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:55arr2U42
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
15:57arr2U52
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

10:00–11:0019 trains

16 passenger3 freight2 types

11:45–12:4518 trains

16 passenger2 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday14:00–15:00

Best for freightMonday14:00–15:00

Best for varietyMonday14:00–15:00

Most unusualSunday20:00–21:00

The weekend is quieter — around 29% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.5	313	19	15:00–16:00
Sunday 18	4.2	147	5	20:00–21:00
Monday 19	6.0	323	26	14:00–15:00
Tuesday 20	6.0	325	26	14:00–15:00
Wednesday 21	5.9	325	23	14:00–15:00

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

313 trains are booked here today — 18% more than a typical Saturday (265).

Trains a day326typical weekday

Freight8%27 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 14:00, 19:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday319 on average
Tuesday326 on average
Wednesday329 on average
Thursday330 on average
Friday326 on average
Saturday277 on average
Sunday151 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

EMU606 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive57 workings
Diesel-hauled14 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern606 workings
GB Railfreight69 workings
Freightliner3 workings
Thameslink3 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 700 EMU Class 47 diesel locomotive

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 Oct7O88
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6L81
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct8Y71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct9P99
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
16 Oct9P98
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
16 Oct6M64
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct8Y71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct9P99
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
15 Oct9P98
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
15 Oct6M64
—
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	5	0	4	0
01:00	2	1	0	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	1	1	0	0
04:00	2	1	0	0
05:00	5	1	3	1
06:00	16	0	7	0
07:00	19	1	10	0
08:00	19	1	12	0
09:00	17	1	13	0
10:00	18	2	13	1
11:00	16	2	12	0
12:00	16	2	13	1
13:00	15	0	12	0
14:00	21	5	12	0
15:00	17	1	13	1
16:00	18	1	12	0
17:00	18	1	12	0
18:00	17	0	12	0
19:00	20	3	13	0
20:00	17	0	12	0
21:00	17	0	12	0
22:00	16	0	12	0
23:00	14	3	11	0

What's running through Blackheath today?

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

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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