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What's running through Guide Bridge today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.3 / 10

8 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

182 trains155 passenger18 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 182 movements at Guide Bridge 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

182 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:45–08:4512 trains

10 passenger1 freight1 other5 types

07:46pass3S50
TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING) → TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:51pass6G99
TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF → BANBURY RESERVOIR TARMAC
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:01arr2H53
ROSE HILL (MARPLE) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:03arr2R04
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ROSE HILL (MARPLE)
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:07pass2U35
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → YORK
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:11arr2G05
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → HADFIELD
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
08:11arr2G44
HADFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
08:33arr2R05
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ROSE HILL (MARPLE)
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:37arr2J44
STALYBRIDGE → STOCKPORT
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:38pass2U30
YORK → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:41arr2G06
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → HADFIELD
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
08:42arr2G45
HADFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger

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08:45–09:4512 trains

10 passenger2 freight4 types

12:00–13:0012 trains

9 passenger3 freight4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday22:30–23:30

Best for freightThursday22:30–23:30

Best for varietyMonday22:30–23:30

Most unusualSaturday12:00–13:00

The weekend is quieter — around 24% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.3	182	18	12:00–13:00
Sunday 18	4.7	144	10	20:45–21:45
Monday 19	5.7	221	34	22:30–23:30
Tuesday 20	5.3	214	34	22:30–23:30
Wednesday 21	5.3	213	33	16:30–17:30

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

182 trains are booked here today — 5% fewer than a typical Saturday (191).

Trains a day225typical weekday

Freight18%40 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 15:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday218 on average
Tuesday222 on average
Wednesday221 on average
Thursday220 on average
Friday221 on average
Saturday189 on average
Sunday94 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 Oct0H51
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6H05
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S50
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6H17
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6H51
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6U43
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6J55
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6J72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct1Q14
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
12 Oct1Q15
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
11 Oct3S08
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct6H19
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
11 Oct3S50
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct6H38
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
11 Oct0H79
—
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

Nearby places to spot trains

FAIRFIELD

FRF

2.1 km, straight lineOn this line

HYDE NORTH

HYT

2.1 km, straight line

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE

AHN

2.2 km, straight line

DENTON

DTN

2.3 km, straight line

FLOWERY FIELD

FLF

2.5 km, straight line

HYDE CENTRAL

HYC

3.2 km, straight line

STALYBRIDGE

SYB

3.4 km, straight line

NEWTON FOR HYDE

NWN

3.7 km, straight line

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

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