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What's running through Dawlish Warren today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 47 diesel locomotive.

160 trains152 passenger5 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 160 movements at Dawlish Warren 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

160 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:30–10:3013 trains

11 passenger2 freight5 types

09:30arr1A77
PAIGNTON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:36pass2C45
EXETER ST DAVIDS → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:43pass2E08
PENZANCE → EXETER ST DAVIDS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:47arr2T11
EXMOUTH → PAIGNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:51arr2F12
PAIGNTON → EXMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:57pass1C42
GLOUCESTER → PLYMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
10:03pass1A78
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:09pass6V74
BR MARSHALLING YARD → ST BLAZEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:09pass6V75
BR DOWN YARD → ST BLAZEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:15pass1B45
PLYMOUTH → GLOUCESTER
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
10:15arr2T12
EXMOUTH → PAIGNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:22pass1C72
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
10:28arr2F13
PAIGNTON → EXMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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14:15–15:1513 trains

11 passenger2 freight6 types

07:15–08:1511 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday10:45–11:45

Best for freightWednesday10:45–11:45

Best for varietySunday14:45–15:45

Most unusualFriday10:45–11:45

The weekend is quieter — around 31% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	160	5	14:15–15:15
Sunday 18	4.2	116	0	14:45–15:45
Monday 19	5.0	198	4	20:00–21:00
Tuesday 20	5.0	202	6	10:45–11:45
Wednesday 21	5.3	205	8	10:45–11:45

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

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

Trains a day192typical weekday

Freight3%6 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 15:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday192 on average
Tuesday195 on average
Wednesday198 on average
Thursday195 on average
Friday193 on average
Saturday163 on average
Sunday118 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 Oct1C02
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GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V76
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V74
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V75
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C15
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C14
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q18
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct1Q18
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GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct3S11
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S12
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6C12
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V72
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6C13
—
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	of which freight
00:00	3	0	1	0
01:00	0	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	1	0	1	0
04:00	1	0	1	0
05:00	4	0	1	0
06:00	8	0	4	0
07:00	11	0	6	0
08:00	9	0	5	0
09:00	12	0	9	0
10:00	12	0	9	1
11:00	13	2	9	0
12:00	11	1	9	1
13:00	10	0	10	0
14:00	10	1	10	1
15:00	12	0	11	0
16:00	11	1	10	0
17:00	10	0	12	0
18:00	9	0	9	0
19:00	11	0	10	0
20:00	12	1	7	0
21:00	9	0	5	0
22:00	7	0	5	0
23:00	6	0	2	0

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

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