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What's running through Chelmsford today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.2 / 10

11 unusual movements expected today, including Class 86 electric locomotive.

259 trains213 passenger42 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 259 movements at Chelmsford 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

259 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:15–12:1518 trains

13 passenger4 freight1 other4 types

11:18pass1F93
COLCHESTER → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:21arr1F18
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → BRAINTREE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:24arr1F37
BRAINTREE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:27arr1P22
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
11:30pass0Z70
IPSWICH YARD → WEMBLEY LOCO SIDINGS P
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:33arr1Y14
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:40arr1Y37
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:46arr1P29
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
11:51arr1N20
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CLACTON-ON-SEA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:54arr1N35
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:58pass1P24
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
12:02pass4M23
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:02pass4M29
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:02pass4M55
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:07arr1F20
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:10arr1F39
COLCHESTER TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:14pass1P31
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
12:14pass4L11
MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

Other windows

10:15–11:1517 trains

14 passenger2 freight1 other6 types

08:00–09:0016 trains

12 passenger4 freight4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday09:30–10:30

Best for freightTuesday09:30–10:30

Best for varietyTuesday09:30–10:30

Most unusualTuesday09:30–10:30

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.2	259	42	12:00–13:00
Sunday 18	3.7	112	2	21:30–22:30
Monday 19	6.3	291	39	20:15–21:15
Tuesday 20	6.5	304	51	09:30–10:30
Wednesday 21	6.5	306	51	09:30–10:30

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

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

Trains a day300typical weekday

Freight15%46 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 18:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday290 on average
Tuesday303 on average
Wednesday305 on average
Thursday303 on average
Friday307 on average
Saturday257 on average
Sunday112 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 720 EMU338 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive137 workings
Class 745 EMU101 workings
Diesel-hauled12 workings
Class 755 EMU8 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia447 workings
GB Railfreight131 workings
Freightliner15 workings
DB Cargo10 workings
Direct Rail Services

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric locomotive Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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 Oct4L89
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct6V83
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V87
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L16
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M69
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S60
—
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	2	0
01:00	4	3	3	2
02:00	2	2	1	1
03:00	3	3	1	1
04:00	2	2	1	1
05:00	10	6	4	3
06:00	13	1	8	2
07:00	18	0	8	0
08:00	15	0	10	1
09:00	16	2	11	1
10:00	15	3	12	1
11:00	19	1	10	0
12:00	13	1	13	2
13:00	16	3	10	1
14:00	15	0	10	1
15:00	14	2	10	1
16:00	14	1	11	1
17:00	15	0	12	1
18:00	20	2	11	1
19:00	17	2	11	1
20:00	16	3	10	0
21:00	16	2	11	1
22:00	14	2	9	1
23:00	10	4	5	0

What's running through Chelmsford today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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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

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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