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What's running through Hinckley on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Hinckley on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.3 / 10

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

116 trains69 passenger38 freight4 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 116 movements at Hinckley on 21 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

116 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:00–13:009 trains

4 passenger4 freight1 other3 types

12:03pass1N49
STANSTED AIRPORT → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:03pass4L32
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TERMINAL → FELIXSTOWE NORTH DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:08pass4L13
HAMS HALL GBRF → FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:24pass6V92
BSC TUBE WORKS → MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:29arr1K13
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LEICESTER
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:35pass4F46
WASHWOOD HEATH TC (UP SDGS) → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:37arr1P14
LEICESTER → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:48pass6G16
CLIFFE HILL STUD FARM GBRF → ENGINEERS SDGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
12:56pass1L40
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → STANSTED AIRPORT
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

22:15–23:159 trains

3 passenger6 freight2 types

15:15–16:158 trains

4 passenger4 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday12:00–13:00

Best for freightTuesday12:00–13:00

Best for varietySunday19:00–20:00

Most unusualWednesday12:00–13:00

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.5	78	11	05:15–06:15
Sunday 18	3.2	52	3	19:00–20:00
Monday 19	5.1	119	36	12:00–13:00
Tuesday 20	5.2	122	41	12:00–13:00
Wednesday 21	5.3	116	38	12:00–13:00

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

78 trains are booked here today — 19% fewer than a typical Saturday (96).

Trains a day125typical weekday

Freight35%44 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 13:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday122 on average
Tuesday128 on average
Wednesday125 on average
Thursday129 on average
Friday130 on average
Saturday91 on average
Sunday53 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 66 diesel locomotive130 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU109 workings

Planned operators

GB Railfreight128 workings
CrossCountry109 workings
Freightliner13 workings
Colas Rail6 workings
DB Cargo5 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-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 Oct0R07
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4L32
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4M90
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M39
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M40
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M41
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V12
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V16
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L32
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M90
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M40
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M41
—
Colas Rail · 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

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LEI

19.9 km, straight lineOn this line

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LICHFIELD NORTH JN (LL)

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661.6 km, straight lineOn this line

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

What's running through Hinckley on 21 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

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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