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What's running through Grays today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.6 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

210 trains154 passenger49 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 210 movements at Grays 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

210 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:15–20:1515 trains

9 passenger4 freight2 other4 types

19:22dep2R55
GRAYS → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
19:25pass0M26
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → WILLESDEN EUROTERMINAL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
19:25pass4L84
EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LN1
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
19:25pass4M26
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
19:29arr2D56
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND CENTRAL
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
19:29arr2D59
PITSEA → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · EMU
Passenger
19:36pass0L42
WEMBLEY LOCO SIDINGS P → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
19:36pass4L42
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
19:42arr2R56
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → GRAYS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
19:52dep2R57
GRAYS → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
19:59arr2D58
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND CENTRAL
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
19:59arr2D61
PITSEA → BARKING
c2c · EMU
Passenger
20:05pass4L50
DAVENTRY DRS (TESCO) → TILBURY2 CONTAINER TML FL
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
20:12arr2R58
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → GRAYS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
20:14arr9L77
SHOEBURYNESS → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

11:30–12:3013 trains

8 passenger5 freight4 types

13:45–14:4513 trains

8 passenger5 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday10:45–11:45

Best for freightTuesday22:30–23:30

Best for varietyMonday06:15–07:15

Most unusualThursday22:30–23:30

The weekend is quieter — around 35% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.6	210	49	11:30–12:30
Sunday 18	4.1	164	9	21:45–22:45
Monday 19	6.4	279	89	06:15–07:15
Tuesday 20	6.2	293	95	22:30–23:30
Wednesday 21	6.4	287	90	10:45–11:45

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

210 trains are booked here today — 6% fewer than a typical Saturday (224).

Trains a day288typical weekday

Freight32%92 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 18:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday283 on average
Tuesday297 on average
Wednesday292 on average
Thursday290 on average
Friday294 on average
Saturday221 on average
Sunday150 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 357 EMU627 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive255 workings
Diesel-hauled26 workings

Planned operators

c2c627 workings
GB Railfreight225 workings
Freightliner48 workings
DB Cargo14 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric locomotive Class 92 electric 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 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M14
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4L49
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4L83
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L05
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
15 Oct4L49
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
15 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L64
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M70
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L83
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L05
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct4L50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric 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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5.6 km, straight line

PURFLEET

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5.9 km, straight lineOn this line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	9	2	7	1
01:00	4	2	3	2
02:00	4	4	2	2
03:00	4	4	1	1
04:00	9	6	3	2
05:00	14	5	5	2
06:00	17	5	6	1
07:00	16	2	7	0
08:00	12	1	11	2
09:00	10	0	10	1
10:00	11	3	11	2
11:00	16	8	11	2
12:00	11	3	11	2
13:00	14	5	10	1
14:00	15	7	11	2
15:00	12	4	12	3
16:00	14	4	10	1
17:00	14	2	11	2
18:00	18	5	9	0
19:00	11	1	13	3
20:00	12	4	9	1
21:00	11	3	10	1
22:00	15	6	10	2
23:00	15	6	6	0

What's running through Grays today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week