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

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

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

154 trains99 passenger42 freight5 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 154 movements at Grindleford 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

154 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:00–07:0011 trains

4 passenger6 freight1 other5 types

06:04pass6D47
TUNSTEAD → REDLAND AGGREGATE(ELSTOW SDGS)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:04pass6D48
TUNSTEAD → RADLETT PRIVATE SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:04pass6D65
TUNSTEAD → LUTON CRESCENT ROAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:10pass6M21
DRAX POWER STATION AES (FLHH) → HOPE (EARLES SIDINGS) FHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:21pass1B63
DONCASTER → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
06:22pass6E69
TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF → BR WEST YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:22pass6G67
TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF → SMALL HEATH LAFARGE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:33arr1R50
NOTTINGHAM → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:43arr2S90
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
06:51pass0E01
HOPE (EARLES SIDINGS) FHH → LEEDS BALM RD LOCO (FHH)
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
Other
06:57pass1B64
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger

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11:30–12:3011 trains

6 passenger2 freight3 other4 types

15:15–16:1510 trains

6 passenger2 freight2 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday20:45–21:45

Best for freightThursday19:15–20:15

Best for varietySaturday06:00–07:00

Most unusualSunday22:45–23:45

The weekend is quieter — around 46% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.4	154	42	06:00–07:00
Sunday 18	4.7	97	17	22:45–23:45
Monday 19	6.1	226	103	20:45–21:45
Tuesday 20	6.2	240	119	20:45–21:45
Wednesday 21	6.1	237	117	20:45–21:45

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

154 trains are booked here today — 12% more than a typical Saturday (138).

Trains a day231typical weekday

Freight50%115 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 14:00, 20:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday224 on average
Tuesday242 on average
Wednesday240 on average
Thursday241 on average
Friday229 on average
Saturday142 on average
Sunday86 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

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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 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2S90
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct4H86
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct2S90
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct2S90
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct2S90
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
13 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct2S90
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
12 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
12 Oct2S90
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
11 Oct4H86
—
DB Cargo · 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	of which freight
00:00	3	2	0	0
01:00	8	8	0	0
02:00	4	4	1	1
03:00	8	8	1	1
04:00	5	4	0	0
05:00	11	9	2	2
06:00	11	7	4	2
07:00	10	4	2	0
08:00	8	2	5	1
09:00	10	4	6	1
10:00	12	3	6	1
11:00	8	1	7	0
12:00	12	5	6	0
13:00	11	3	7	1
14:00	15	7	7	1
15:00	11	5	8	2
16:00	7	1	7	1
17:00	8	2	7	1
18:00	12	6	6	0
19:00	12	5	7	1
20:00	13	7	9	3
21:00	12	7	6	1
22:00	12	7	8	2
23:00	8	4	4	2

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