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What's running through Heald Green today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.3 / 10

8 unusual movements expected today, including Class 390 EMU.

329 trains293 passenger18 freight11 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 329 movements at Heald Green 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

329 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:45–11:4521 trains

16 passenger4 freight1 other7 types

10:45pass4O21
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TERMINAL → SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:45pass4V21
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TERMINAL → DIDCOT YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:47pass1P23
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → SCARBOROUGH
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
10:50pass1N61
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:52arr2A96
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CREWE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:56pass1Y59
BLACKPOOL NORTH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:04pass1P14
SCARBOROUGH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
11:07pass1S51
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → GLASGOW CENTRAL
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
11:08pass1H84
HOLYHEAD → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
11:10arr2A85
CREWE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:11pass1Y94
BARROW-IN-FURNESS → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · DMU
Passenger
11:19arr2A14
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
11:20arr1N62
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:27pass1D36
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → HOLYHEAD
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
11:27arr1Y60
BLACKPOOL NORTH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:31pass1C71
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → WINDERMERE
Northern · DMU
Passenger
11:35arr2F37
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
11:38pass1M83
EDINBURGH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
11:44pass0K42
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:44pass4K51
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:44pass4L42
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

Other windows

07:00–08:0019 trains

16 passenger1 freight2 other7 types

05:15–06:1518 trains

11 passenger3 freight4 other7 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday21:45–22:45

Best for freightFriday21:45–22:45

Best for varietyMonday13:45–14:45

Most unusualFriday21:45–22:45

The weekend is quieter — around 38% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.3	329	18	10:45–11:45
Sunday 18	4.6	122	2	22:00–23:00
Monday 19	6.9	355	39	13:45–14:45
Tuesday 20	7.0	365	43	21:45–22:45
Wednesday 21	7.0	366	44	21:45–22:45

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

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

Trains a day359typical weekday

Freight13%45 movements

Busiest hour21:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 15.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 18:00, 21:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday352 on average
Tuesday360 on average
Wednesday360 on average
Thursday361 on average
Friday366 on average
Saturday332 on average
Sunday134 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

DMU189 workings
Class 323 EMU149 workings
Class 197 DMU84 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive79 workings
Electric-hauled76 workings
Class 397 EMU73 workings
Diesel-hauled19 workings
Class 86 electric locomotive6 workings

Planned operators

Northern295 workings
TransPennine Express201 workings
GB Railfreight96 workings
Transport for Wales87 workings
DB Cargo

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 67 diesel locomotive Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU Class 220 or 221 DMU Class 390 EMUUnknownClass 319 EMU

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 Oct5K37
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
17 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5C51
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct5V37
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5K70
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4O22
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0K42
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6J55
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1O04
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct9R20
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
16 Oct1M88
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct5C51
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct4L32
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5Z15
—
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct5K70
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 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	8	1	5	0
01:00	3	0	4	1
02:00	1	0	2	1
03:00	3	1	3	1
04:00	5	1	4	1
05:00	17	2	7	1
06:00	15	1	8	1
07:00	17	1	10	0
08:00	18	2	11	0
09:00	19	3	12	1
10:00	18	2	12	2
11:00	19	3	13	1
12:00	17	1	12	1
13:00	17	1	12	0
14:00	19	3	13	0
15:00	19	3	14	1
16:00	20	4	13	0
17:00	18	2	11	0
18:00	20	3	14	0
19:00	18	1	13	0
20:00	17	2	13	1
21:00	21	3	11	0
22:00	17	3	14	0
23:00	13	2	8	0

What's running through Heald Green today?

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

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable