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What's running through Gorton on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Gorton on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.6 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including DMU.

56 trains49 passenger6 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 56 movements at Gorton on 23 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

56 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:305 trains

5 passenger0 freight2 types

07:36arr2H52
ROSE HILL (MARPLE) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:58arr2R04
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ROSE HILL (MARPLE)
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:07arr2H53
ROSE HILL (MARPLE) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:15arr2G44
HADFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
08:27arr2R05
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ROSE HILL (MARPLE)
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

12:00–13:005 trains

4 passenger1 freight2 types

13:30–14:305 trains

4 passenger1 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday13:45–14:45

Best for freightTuesday13:45–14:45

Best for varietySaturday08:00–09:00

Most unusualTuesday13:45–14:45

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.1	52	1	08:00–09:00
Sunday 18	1.4	32	0	11:45–12:45
Monday 19	3.6	55	5	13:45–14:45
Tuesday 20	3.7	56	6	13:45–14:45
Wednesday 21	3.7	56	6	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

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

Trains a day57typical weekday

Freight11%6 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 2.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 15:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday56 on average
Tuesday57 on average
Wednesday57 on average
Thursday56 on average
Friday57 on average
Saturday52 on average
Sunday32 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 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU41 workings
Class 323 EMU41 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive10 workings

Planned operators

Northern82 workings
Freightliner7 workings
TransPennine Express5 workings
GB Railfreight4 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

DMUDiesel-hauled

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 Oct6H17
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S50
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5W85
—
TransPennine Express · DMU
16 Oct5W85
—
TransPennine Express · DMU
16 Oct6H17
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6H52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M27
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6J34
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6H52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6E44
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5W85
—
TransPennine Express · DMU
15 Oct5W93
—
TransPennine Express · DMU
15 Oct6M27
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6E44
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6H17
—
Freightliner · 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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2.8 km, straight line

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

What's running through Gorton on 23 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

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Nearby places to spot trains