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What's running through Harrow & Wealdstone today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.9 / 10

13 unusual movements expected today, including Class 86 electric locomotive.

357 trains296 passenger56 freight9 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 357 movements at Harrow & Wealdstone 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

357 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Freight only

04:00–05:007 trains

0 passenger7 freight1 types

04:07pass4M03
FELIXSTOWE NORTH DBC → NORTHAMPTON GATEWAY DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:14pass4M42
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → LIVERPOOL GARSTON FRTLNR DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:14pass4M47
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → LAWLEY STREET F L T BIRMINGHAM
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:25pass4M77
TILBURY2 CONTAINER TML FL → DAVENTRY DRS (TESCO)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:34pass6M77
ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD → LONDON BRICK(FORDER-STEWARTBY)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:40pass4L95
BASFORD HALL YARD (FL) → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:56pass6X13
DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS → NY (DOWN SIDINGS LL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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13:15–14:157 trains

0 passenger7 freight2 types

15:30–16:307 trains

0 passenger7 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday12:45–13:45

Best for freightTuesday12:45–13:45

Best for varietyWednesday12:45–13:45

Most unusualMonday12:45–13:45

The weekend is quieter — around 60% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.9	357	56	13:15–14:15
Sunday 18	6.0	266	15	19:30–20:30
Monday 19	8.0	763	137	12:45–13:45
Tuesday 20	8.0	779	151	12:45–13:45
Wednesday 21	8.0	779	149	12:45–13:45
Thursday 22

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

357 trains are booked here today — 36% fewer than a typical Saturday (561).

Trains a day768typical weekday

Freight18%139 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 32.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 13:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday766 on average
Tuesday775 on average
Wednesday775 on average
Thursday770 on average
Friday773 on average
Saturday510 on average
Sunday335 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 350/1 (110mph) EMU553 workings
Class 390 EMU484 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive385 workings
Class 800 EMU185 workings
EMU100 workings
Diesel-hauled38 workings
Class 805 DMU33 workings
DMU26 workings

Planned operators

Avanti West Coast702 workings
West Midlands Railway555 workings
GB Railfreight368 workings
Southern100 workings
Freightliner

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU Class 67 diesel locomotive Class 90 electric locomotive Class 47 diesel locomotiveElectric-hauledHST (InterCity 125)Class 321 EMU Class 350 EMUUnknown

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 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5Q65
—
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct6O51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct5Q66
—
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B20
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct1B22
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct1B28
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct4M14
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M06
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct9G46
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct9G47
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct1M16
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 67 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5Q27
—
GB Railfreight · Class 350 EMU

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

Nearby places to spot trains

HARROW-ON-THE-HILL LT

HOH

1.4 km, straight line

KENTON

KNT

1.7 km, straight line

HEADSTONE LANE

HDL

2 km, straight line

SOUTH KENTON

SOK

2.9 km, straight line

HATCH END

HTE

3.1 km, straight line

SUDBURY HILL

SDH

3.6 km, straight line

NORTH WEMBLEY

NWB

3.9 km, straight line

NORTHOLT PARK

NLT

4.2 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	11	5	5	0
01:00	10	7	3	1
02:00	4	4	2	1
03:00	7	7	3	3
04:00	9	8	5	4
05:00	12	8	4	2
06:00	28	7	10	3
07:00	39	4	16	1
08:00	44	3	20	1
09:00	44	3	19	1
10:00	43	6	21	1
11:00	41	3	22	2
12:00	45	10	26	2
13:00	47	9	31	3
14:00	39	3	31	4
15:00	46	7	29	3
16:00	50	9	29	2
17:00	48	5	31	3
18:00	48	6	30	3
19:00	44	7	31	3
20:00	41	8	22	1
21:00	33	5	15	0
22:00	20	2	13	0
23:00	15	3	8	0

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