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What's running through Filton Abbeywood today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.2 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 165/1 or 166 DMU.

255 trains184 passenger2 freight8 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 255 movements at Filton Abbeywood 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

255 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

20:15–21:1519 trains

12 passenger0 freight7 other5 types

20:15arr2E78
TAUNTON → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
20:17arr2T52
GLOUCESTER → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
20:18arr2H58
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → FILTON ABBEYWOOD
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
20:20dep5H59
FILTON ABBEYWOOD → FILTON ABBEYWOOD
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
20:22pass0Y40
STOKE GIFFORD (FHH) → BR DOWN YARD
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
Other
20:26pass1C66
GLOUCESTER → PLYMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
20:32arr2C91
CARDIFF CENTRAL → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
20:39pass1B83
PLYMOUTH → GLOUCESTER
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
20:43arr2V79
SALISBURY → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
20:44arr2T32
GLOUCESTER → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
20:47dep2H59
FILTON ABBEYWOOD → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
20:56pass5C91
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → STOKE GIFFORD IEP DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Other
21:00pass0C56
GLOUCESTER N.Y. GBRF → BRISTOL EAST DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
21:00pass5C30
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → STOKE GIFFORD IEP DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Other
21:03arr1F30
SALISBURY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
21:05arr1F33
CARDIFF CENTRAL → SALISBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
21:08pass5M74
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → STOKE GIFFORD IEP DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Other
21:11pass5C29
CARDIFF CENTRAL → STOKE GIFFORD IEP DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Other
21:14arr2E80
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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08:00–09:0018 trains

12 passenger0 freight6 other5 types

13:15–14:1518 trains

13 passenger0 freight5 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday12:30–13:30

Best for freightMonday12:30–13:30

Best for varietySaturday09:15–10:15

Most unusualTuesday12:30–13:30

The weekend is quieter — around 39% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.2	255	2	09:15–10:15
Sunday 18	4.3	147	1	21:45–22:45
Monday 19	6.2	330	33	12:30–13:30
Tuesday 20	6.3	328	30	12:30–13:30
Wednesday 21	6.3	327	29	12:30–13:30

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

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

Trains a day323typical weekday

Freight10%33 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 13:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday321 on average
Tuesday321 on average
Wednesday321 on average
Thursday328 on average
Friday331 on average
Saturday257 on average
Sunday153 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 Oct5Q65
—
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct5Q66
—
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct0Y40
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6M52
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C20
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C21
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q17
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct6M67
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct2U34
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct6M67
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct2U34
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct6M67
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct2U34
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct0C17
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled

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

What's running through Filton Abbeywood today?

What's worth watching

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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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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable