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What's running through North Junction on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at North Junction on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.1 / 10

20 unusual movements expected today, including Class 67 diesel locomotive.

262 trains181 passenger61 freight14 classes9 operators

The selected timetable contains 262 movements at North Junction on 21 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

262 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:15–15:1517 trains

11 passenger5 freight1 other6 types

14:15pass9S60
EUSTON LONDON → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:16pass1M75
GLASGOW CENTRAL → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
14:19pass6C51
SELLAFIELD (BNF) → HEYSHAM POWER STATION
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
14:22pass1M87
EDINBURGH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
14:25pass1S61
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → GLASGOW CENTRAL
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
14:34pass1M13
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:36pass4S57
HAMS HALL GBRF → MOSSEND EUROTERMINAL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:36pass4S94
HAMS HALL GBRF → MOSSEND EUROTERMINAL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:44pass1Y97
BARROW-IN-FURNESS → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · DMU
Passenger
14:45pass6G05
LONGTOWN MOD GBRF → KINETON MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:51arr6M18
DRAX POWER STATION AES (FLHH) → SHAP SUMMIT (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:52pass9M56
EDINBURGH → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:55pass2Y01
MORECAMBE → LEEDS
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:01pass1S63
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
15:05pass1M02
STIRLING → EUSTON LONDON
DMU
Passenger
15:06pass5M51
DOWN & UP GOODS LOOPS → STEAMTOWN RAILWAY MUSEUM
Diesel-hauled
Other
15:10pass1C57
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Northern · DMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:15–10:1516 trains

12 passenger3 freight1 other6 types

12:45–13:4516 trains

13 passenger2 freight1 other7 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday09:15–10:15

Best for freightTuesday21:45–22:45

Best for varietyMonday09:15–10:15

Most unusualMonday09:15–10:15

The weekend is quieter — around 38% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.1	193	23	15:00–16:00
Sunday 18	5.7	134	14	20:00–21:00
Monday 19	7.1	260	57	09:15–10:15
Tuesday 20	7.1	267	65	21:45–22:45
Wednesday 21	7.1	262	61	14:00–15:00

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

192 trains are booked here today — 8% fewer than a typical Saturday (209).

Trains a day262typical weekday

Freight23%61 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 13:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday261 on average
Tuesday265 on average
Wednesday263 on average
Thursday263 on average
Friday257 on average
Saturday205 on average
Sunday135 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 Oct4M94
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct5S01
—
Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1T41
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6X03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6C53
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6K73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5C85
—
Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6H51
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2Y62
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct2Y01
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct4S49
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S44
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M30
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2C43
—
Northern · 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

Nearby places to spot trains

CARNFORTH

CNF

0.1 km, straight lineOn this line

DOWN & UP GOODS LOOP

XCS

0.9 km, straight line

BARE LANE

BAR

6.9 km, straight line

LANCASTER

LAN

9.2 km, straight lineOn this line

MORECAMBE

MCM

9.3 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	5	4	3	1
01:00	5	3	0	0
02:00	5	3	3	2
03:00	7	6	3	2
04:00	3	1	2	1
05:00	7	2	4	1
06:00	9	0	6	1
07:00	13	3	6	1
08:00	15	2	6	1
09:00	15	4	8	1
10:00	15	0	11	1
11:00	11	1	10	1
12:00	11	2	9	0
13:00	15	2	11	0
14:00	16	5	10	1
15:00	13	2	11	2
16:00	15	2	13	1
17:00	15	2	13	2
18:00	11	1	11	1
19:00	14	0	12	1
20:00	11	2	11	1
21:00	11	3	8	1
22:00	13	7	4	1
23:00	7	4	2	1

What's running through North Junction on 21 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

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Recent booked movements

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

Nearby places to spot trains