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What's running through Bradford-On-Avon today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.8 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

98 trains90 passenger2 freight4 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 98 movements at Bradford-On-Avon 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

98 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

15:15–16:158 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

15:16arr2C15
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → WESTBURY WILTS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:16arr2V68
WEYMOUTH → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:24arr1F20
SALISBURY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:33arr2C17
GLOUCESTER → FROME
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:47arr1F21
CARDIFF CENTRAL → SALISBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:52arr2V70
SALISBURY → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:14arr2E72
WESTBURY WILTS → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:14arr2O14
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → SALISBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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08:30–09:307 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 types

09:30–10:307 trains

6 passenger1 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday15:30–16:30

Best for freightTuesday15:30–16:30

Best for varietyTuesday15:30–16:30

Most unusualFriday15:30–16:30

The weekend is quieter — around 37% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.8	98	2	09:30–10:30
Sunday 18	3.1	50	2	19:00–20:00
Monday 19	4.9	115	15	13:00–14:00
Tuesday 20	5.1	118	16	15:30–16:30
Wednesday 21	4.8	116	15	15:30–16:30

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

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

Trains a day117typical weekday

Freight13%15 movements

Busiest hour13:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 13:00, 16:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday107 on average
Tuesday109 on average
Wednesday109 on average
Thursday117 on average
Friday118 on average
Saturday96 on average
Sunday48 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 Oct0Y40
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0O12
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4C89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M52
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C20
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2C30
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct6C21
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct0O80
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1O92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct2O16
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct6C50
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6U30
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6C70
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct0F75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0C44
—
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	3	1	0	0
01:00	0	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	2	1	1	1
05:00	6	2	0	0
06:00	3	0	2	0
07:00	5	0	2	0
08:00	7	1	4	0
09:00	6	0	5	0
10:00	6	0	4	0
11:00	7	1	5	0
12:00	7	1	4	0
13:00	8	2	4	0
14:00	6	0	5	0
15:00	7	1	5	0
16:00	8	2	4	0
17:00	6	0	6	0
18:00	6	1	4	0
19:00	7	0	6	1
20:00	4	0	3	0
21:00	4	0	5	0
22:00	6	1	4	1
23:00	3	1	3	0

What's running through Bradford-On-Avon today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What runs here

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