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

QuietInterest Score 3.7 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Class 220 or 221 DMU.

148 trains145 passenger0 freight3 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 148 movements at Four Oaks 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

148 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:30–10:309 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

09:30arr2P15
BROMSGROVE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
09:41arr2U16
REDDITCH → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
09:46dep2R19
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
09:55arr2O20
LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:00arr2P17
BROMSGROVE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:11arr2U18
REDDITCH → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:15pass3S02
KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT → KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
10:16dep2R21
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:25arr2O22
LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger

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22:30–23:309 trains

9 passenger0 freight1 types

05:45–06:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday21:45–22:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday21:45–22:45

Most unusualTuesday21:45–22:45

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.7	148	09:30–10:30
Sunday 18	3.1	69	09:45–10:45
Monday 19	4.1	152	21:45–22:45
Tuesday 20	4.2	155	21:45–22:45
Wednesday 21	4.2	155	21:45–22:45

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

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

Trains a day155typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour22:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 22:00, 10:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday153 on average
Tuesday156 on average
Wednesday156 on average
Thursday156 on average
Friday155 on average
Saturday149 on average
Sunday68 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 323 EMU255 workings
Diesel-hauled11 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU10 workings

Planned operators

West Midlands Railway255 workings
CrossCountry11 workings
GB Railfreight11 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU

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 Oct5D90
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct3S02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5G89
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5D83
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct3S03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S52
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S53
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct5G89
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct5D83
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
15 Oct3S03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S52
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S53
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct5G89
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
14 Oct5H13
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
14 Oct5S31
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 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

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What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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