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What's running through Derby Road Ipswich on 21 October 2026?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

8 unusual movements expected today, including Class 86 electric locomotive.

149 trains36 passenger113 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 149 movements at Derby Road Ipswich 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

149 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

22:15–23:1510 trains

2 passenger8 freight3 types

22:15pass4L18
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TML GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
Freight
22:15pass4L62
DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
22:23pass4L14
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
22:23pass4L63
EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF → FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
22:41arr2R34
IPSWICH → FELIXSTOWE
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
22:48pass4L14
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
22:48pass4L18
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TML GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
22:48pass4L53
TINSLEY YARD GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
23:11arr4L09
DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL) → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
23:13arr2R35
FELIXSTOWE → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger

Other windows

11:30–12:309 trains

2 passenger7 freight3 types

18:15–19:159 trains

2 passenger7 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday22:15–23:15

Best for freightTuesday22:15–23:15

Best for varietySaturday10:45–11:45

Most unusualFriday22:00–23:00

The weekend is quieter — around 68% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.6	73	36	10:45–11:45
Sunday 18	1.2	22	0	10:00–11:00
Monday 19	5.6	131	94	22:15–23:15
Tuesday 20	5.8	152	116	22:15–23:15
Wednesday 21	5.8	150	114	22:15–23:15

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

73 trains are booked here today — 22% fewer than a typical Saturday (93).

Trains a day143typical weekday

Freight75%107 movements

Busiest hour22:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 13:00, 22:00, 03:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday129 on average
Tuesday149 on average
Wednesday148 on average
Thursday149 on average
Friday148 on average
Saturday88 on average
Sunday22 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 66 diesel locomotive266 workings
DMU68 workings
Diesel-hauled9 workings

Planned operators

GB Railfreight233 workings
Greater Anglia68 workings
DB Cargo43 workings
Freightliner4 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric 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 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M03
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0R40
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0R68
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0R93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4L96
—
Freightliner · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4L77
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4M94
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L57
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L67
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4L18
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
15 Oct4L96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct4L96
—
Freightliner · 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

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

What's running through Derby Road Ipswich 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

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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