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What's running through Ford today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.0 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

293 trains276 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 293 movements at Ford 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

293 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:30–17:3017 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

16:32pass1S21
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:38arr1B49
BOGNOR REGIS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:39arr1B40
HORSHAM → BOGNOR REGIS
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:45arr2Y49
CHICHESTER → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:50arr1N46
BRIGHTON → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:51pass1C49
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → HORSHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:55pass1C42
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:57arr1N43
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:00arr2Y46
BRIGHTON → CHICHESTER
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:08arr1B42
HORSHAM → BOGNOR REGIS
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:08arr1B51
BOGNOR REGIS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:13pass1S24
BRIGHTON → PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:17pass3S97
HORSHAM UP T.C. → HORSHAM UP T.C.
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
17:21pass1C51
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → HORSHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:21arr1N48
BRIGHTON → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:26pass1C44
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:27arr1N45
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger

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07:45–08:4516 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 types

08:45–09:4516 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday11:15–12:15

Best for freightMonday11:15–12:15

Best for varietyMonday11:15–12:15

Most unusualMonday11:15–12:15

The weekend is quieter — around 42% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.1	294	0	12:30–13:30
Sunday 18	2.5	74	0	07:15–08:15
Monday 19	5.2	319	4	11:15–12:15
Tuesday 20	4.8	319	3	13:45–14:45
Wednesday 21	5.0	319	4	13:45–14:45

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

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

Trains a day315typical weekday

Freight1%4 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 14:00, 06:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday317 on average
Tuesday315 on average
Wednesday316 on average
Thursday316 on average
Friday312 on average
Saturday288 on average
Sunday140 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

EMU577 workings
Diesel-hauled13 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive4 workings

Planned operators

Southern577 workings
GB Railfreight19 workings
Freightliner1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 47 diesel 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 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S97
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S93
—
Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Y91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6O40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6O68
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V57
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Q76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6O40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6O68
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V57
—
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
00:00	7	0	7
01:00	1	0	2
02:00	1	0	1
03:00	1	0	1
04:00	4	0	2
05:00	10	0	3
06:00	17	0	9
07:00	17	1	11
08:00	18	0	12
09:00	16	0	11
10:00	17	0	12
11:00	17	0	12
12:00	17	1	12
13:00	16	0	12
14:00	18	1	12
15:00	16	0	12
16:00	16	0	12
17:00	16	0	12
18:00	16	0	12
19:00	17	0	12
20:00	16	1	12
21:00	15	0	10
22:00	13	0	10
23:00	13	0	9

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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