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What's running through Hough Green tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Hough Green tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.0 / 10

One unusual movement today — Diesel-hauled isn't commonly seen here.

70 trains68 passenger0 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 70 movements at Hough Green on 18 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

70 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

15:00–16:007 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

15:07pass1L13
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:09pass1R56
PETERBOROUGH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:26arr2O77
MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:35pass1B84
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
15:41pass1B79
CLEETHORPES → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
15:49pass3S09
TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING) → TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
15:50arr2O97
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

12:15–13:156 trains

6 passenger0 freight3 types

13:30–14:306 trains

6 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday20:00–21:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday18:30–19:30

Most unusualThursday20:00–21:00

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.7	140	0	18:30–19:30
Sunday 18	3.0	70	0	15:00–16:00
Monday 19	3.4	138	0	18:30–19:30
Tuesday 20	3.7	139	0	18:30–19:30
Wednesday 21	3.7	139	0	18:30–19:30

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

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

Trains a day139typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 15:00, 18:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday138 on average
Tuesday141 on average
Wednesday141 on average
Thursday141 on average
Friday141 on average
Saturday138 on average
Sunday58 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

DMU81 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU68 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU50 workings

Planned operators

Northern102 workings
East Midlands Railway50 workings
TransPennine Express48 workings
GB Railfreight3 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauledUnknown

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 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S09
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Q44
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · 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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04:00	0	0
05:00	3	2
06:00	5	3
07:00	8	4
08:00	8	5
09:00	8	5
10:00	8	6
11:00	8	5
12:00	8	6
13:00	8	6
14:00	8	6
15:00	8	6
16:00	8	6
17:00	8	6
18:00	9	7
19:00	9	7
20:00	8	6
21:00	8	6
22:00	4	3
23:00	3	2

What's running through Hough Green tomorrow?

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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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