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What's running through Colchester on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Colchester on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 6.8 / 10

16 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

378 trains270 passenger48 freight8 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 378 movements at Colchester on 20 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

378 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:00–18:0022 trains

20 passenger2 freight4 types

17:00arr1P51
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
17:03arr2F51
COLCHESTER TOWN → COLCHESTER
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:04arr1Y24
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:06arr1Y49
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:10dep2F52
COLCHESTER → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:11arr1N38
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CLACTON-ON-SEA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:14pass4L67
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
Freight
17:14pass4M66
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → DAVENTRY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:17arr1P44
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
17:26dep2F54
COLCHESTER → WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:28arr1P53
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
17:31arr1N51
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:33arr1F42
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:36arr1F65
COLCHESTER TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:39arr1N40
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CLACTON-ON-SEA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:44pass9P46
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
17:47dep1A40
COLCHESTER → HARWICH TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:52arr1Y51
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:52arr2F53
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE → COLCHESTER
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:56dep2F56
COLCHESTER → WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:58arr1Y48
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:59arr1P55
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

20:45–21:4522 trains

14 passenger3 freight5 other7 types

19:00–20:0021 trains

17 passenger1 freight3 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday21:30–22:30

Best for freightThursday21:30–22:30

Best for varietyTuesday21:30–22:30

Most unusualTuesday21:30–22:30

The weekend is quieter — around 32% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.5	351	43	10:45–11:45
Sunday 18	4.1	154	1	22:45–23:45
Monday 19	6.5	359	39	21:30–22:30
Tuesday 20	6.8	378	48	21:30–22:30
Wednesday 21	6.7	378	48	21:30–22:30

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

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

Trains a day375typical weekday

Freight12%46 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 15.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 21:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday357 on average
Tuesday374 on average
Wednesday377 on average
Thursday373 on average
Friday376 on average
Saturday348 on average
Sunday155 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 Oct4L89
—
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 Oct4L67
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric 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

C & W STABLING & SERVICING

XLG

0.4 km, straight lineOn this line

COLCHESTER TOWN

CET

1.7 km, straight line

HYTHE(ESSEX)

HYH

2.9 km, straight line

WIVENHOE

WIV

6.6 km, straight line

MARKS TEY

MKT

7.9 km, straight lineOn this line

ALRESFORD (ESSEX)

ALR

8.9 km, straight line

MANNINGTREE

MNG

11.8 km, straight line

GREAT BENTLEY

GRB

13.1 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	13	4	11	1
01:00	9	4	7	2
02:00	3	2	2	1
03:00	2	2	1	1
04:00	8	5	2	1
05:00	11	2	9	3
06:00	14	1	8	2
07:00	20	1	13	1
08:00	16	1	12	1
09:00	18	2	15	1
10:00	18	2	11	0
11:00	19	3	15	3
12:00	18	0	11	0
13:00	17	1	11	1
14:00	18	2	13	2
15:00	15	1	11	0
16:00	17	0	12	0
17:00	23	3	13	0
18:00	16	2	13	1
19:00	21	1	15	1
20:00	19	0	13	0
21:00	22	3	15	0
22:00	18	3	13	1
23:00	20	1	15	0

What's running through Colchester on 20 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.

Keep exploring

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable