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

AverageInterest Score 4.9 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Class 59 diesel locomotive.

116 trains98 passenger12 freight7 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 116 movements at Chippenham 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

116 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:15–11:159 trains

7 passenger1 freight1 other5 types

10:16arr2M15
WESTBURY WILTS → SWINDON
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:25arr1A15
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:32arr1C08
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
10:42arr1N58
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:45arr1N57
OXFORD → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:54arr1A16
WESTON-SUPER-MARE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:00pass0G70
BRISTOL EAST DEPOT TARMAC → BR HINKSEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:02pass4V88
IPSWICH YARD → WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:06arr1C09
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

13:45–14:459 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

16:00–17:009 trains

7 passenger2 freight4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday14:15–15:15

Best for freightTuesday14:15–15:15

Best for varietySaturday16:00–17:00

Most unusualSaturday16:00–17:00

The weekend is quieter — around 39% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.9	116	12	16:00–17:00
Sunday 18	3.5	64	3	19:30–20:30
Monday 19	5.7	150	34	14:15–15:15
Tuesday 20	5.7	149	35	14:15–15:15
Wednesday 21	5.6	146	32	14:45–15:45

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

114 trains are booked here today — 8% fewer than a typical Saturday (124).

Trains a day139typical weekday

Freight23%32 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 15:00, 08:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday135 on average
Tuesday136 on average
Wednesday133 on average
Thursday149 on average
Friday144 on average
Saturday122 on average
Sunday66 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 Oct6A31
—
GB Railfreight · Class 59 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct6V96
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6A14
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M18
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0G70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S60
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Z44
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Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Z72
—
Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0O66
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M40
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6A36
—
GB Railfreight · Class 59 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6A15
—
Freightliner · Class 59 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q18
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct2M13
—
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU

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	2	0
01:00	2	2	2	1
02:00	3	1	0	0
03:00	2	1	0	0
04:00	1	0	1	1
05:00	2	1	2	1
06:00	5	0	2	0
07:00	6	0	2	0
08:00	11	2	5	0
09:00	5	0	6	1
10:00	6	1	6	1
11:00	7	1	7	1
12:00	7	1	6	0
13:00	7	1	6	0
14:00	7	1	6	0
15:00	11	5	5	0
16:00	6	1	8	1
17:00	8	2	6	1
18:00	8	3	5	0
19:00	7	1	5	0
20:00	7	2	7	1
21:00	7	0	5	0
22:00	7	4	3	0
23:00	4	1	2	0

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