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What's running through Crewe Carriage Sidings today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.1 / 10

8 unusual movements expected today, including Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU.

36 trains0 passenger0 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 36 movements at Crewe Carriage Sidings 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

36 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:15–06:156 trains

0 passenger0 freight6 other4 types

05:18dep5V33
CREWE CARRIAGE SIDINGS → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
Other
05:24dep5F40
CREWE CARRIAGE SIDINGS → CREWE
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
05:36dep5K80
CREWE CARRIAGE SIDINGS → CREWE
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
05:56dep5J16
CREWE CARRIAGE SIDINGS → WREXHAM GENERAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 805 DMU
Other
06:05dep5W10
CREWE CARRIAGE SIDINGS → CREWE
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Other
06:08dep5D80
CREWE CARRIAGE SIDINGS → CREWE
Avanti West Coast · Class 805 DMU
Other

Other windows

22:15–23:154 trains

0 passenger0 freight4 other3 types

00:15–01:153 trains

0 passenger0 freight3 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday04:30–05:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday04:30–05:30

Most unusualMonday04:30–05:30

The weekend is quieter — around 17% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.1	36	0	05:15–06:15
Sunday 18	2.9	27	0	08:15–09:15
Monday 19	3.4	34	0	04:30–05:30
Tuesday 20	3.3	38	0	04:30–05:30
Wednesday 21	3.4	41	0	04:30–05:30

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

36 trains are booked here today — 10% fewer than a typical Saturday (40).

Trains a day40typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour04:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 1.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 04:00, 05:00, 22:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday36 on average
Tuesday40 on average
Wednesday40 on average
Thursday40 on average
Friday40 on average
Saturday39 on average
Sunday29 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 350/1 (110mph) EMU47 workings
Class 197 DMU31 workings
Class 805 DMU15 workings
Class 67 diesel locomotive10 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU8 workings
DMU6 workings

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 800 EMU Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 220 or 221 DMU Class 323 EMU

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 Oct5E18
—
GB Railfreight · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct5A00
—
DMU
17 Oct5K06
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
17 Oct5K03
—
DMU
17 Oct5V33
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5V37
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5K70
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5K65
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5D49
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5A00
—
DMU
16 Oct5I02
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5K08
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
16 Oct5K00
—
Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct5K04
—
DMU
16 Oct5N14
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU

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

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