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What's running through Cosford today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.3 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

104 trains101 passenger0 freight3 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 104 movements at Cosford 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

104 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:30–12:308 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

11:35arr2G12
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
11:50pass1D13
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → LLANDUDNO JUNCTION
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:58pass2Q74
BRB HEADQUARTERS DERBY → STOURBRIDGE SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
12:00pass1I12
ABERYSTWYTH → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:15arr2J14
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
12:22pass1J50
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
12:27pass1G13
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
12:28pass3S03
KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT → TMD DIRECT STAFF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other

Other windows

18:15–19:157 trains

7 passenger0 freight2 types

08:30–09:306 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday13:45–14:45

Best for freightMonday13:45–14:45

Best for varietyWednesday13:45–14:45

Most unusualMonday13:45–14:45

The weekend is quieter — around 26% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	104	0	11:30–12:30
Sunday 18	3.0	62	1	11:15–12:15
Monday 19	4.2	112	5	13:45–14:45
Tuesday 20	4.2	112	4	13:45–14:45
Wednesday 21	4.3	116	5	13:45–14:45

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

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

Trains a day114typical weekday

Freight5%6 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 14:00, 09:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday114 on average
Tuesday114 on average
Wednesday117 on average
Thursday113 on average
Friday114 on average
Saturday103 on average
Sunday63 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 196 DMU108 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU83 workings
Diesel-hauled18 workings

Planned operators

West Midlands Railway109 workings
Transport for Wales82 workings
GB Railfreight29 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 66 diesel locomotive 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 Oct2Q74
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M05
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M42
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6F05
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6C37
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct0D01
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct5P55
—
Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M05
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S52
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6F05
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V41
—
GB Railfreight · 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
00:00	2	0	1
01:00	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	2	0	2
06:00	5	0	3
07:00	6	0	2
08:00	5	0	3
09:00	8	0	5
10:00	6	0	5
11:00	6	0	4
12:00	5	0	7
13:00	7	0	7
14:00	9	2	5
15:00	6	0	5
16:00	7	0	5
17:00	6	1	5
18:00	8	0	5
19:00	6	0	5
20:00	6	1	4
21:00	7	1	6
22:00	3	0	5
23:00	4	1	4

What's running through Cosford today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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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