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

GoodInterest Score 6.5 / 10

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

312 trains224 passenger46 freight8 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 312 movements at Ipswich 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

312 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:45–11:4521 trains

13 passenger6 freight2 other7 types

10:45pass0Z70
IPSWICH YARD → WEMBLEY LOCO SIDINGS P
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
10:53dep1Y37
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
10:53arr2R11
FELIXSTOWE → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
10:58dep2R12
IPSWICH → FELIXSTOWE
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
11:00arr2W11
CAMBRIDGE → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
11:05arr1P18
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
11:09arr1P29
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
11:13arr4M23
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:13arr4M29
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:13pass4M55
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:16dep2D76
IPSWICH → LOWESTOFT
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
11:20dep2W12
IPSWICH → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
11:24arr1Y12
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:27arr2L73
ELY(CAMB) → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
11:28pass4L89
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
Freight
11:34arr2D75
LOWESTOFT → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
11:35arr1P20
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
11:35dep5L73
IPSWICH → IPSWICH DOWN AND UP GOODS
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Other
11:39arr1P31
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
11:43pass4L43
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:43pass4L66
DAVENTRY GBRF → FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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19:15–20:1521 trains

15 passenger1 freight5 other5 types

06:45–07:4520 trains

14 passenger2 freight4 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday10:45–11:45

Best for freightTuesday10:45–11:45

Best for varietySaturday10:45–11:45

Most unusualThursday10:45–11:45

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.5	312	46	10:45–11:45
Sunday 18	4.4	188	1	23:00–00:00
Monday 19	6.3	318	44	21:30–22:30
Tuesday 20	6.5	327	52	10:45–11:45
Wednesday 21	6.5	328	51	10:45–11:45

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

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

Trains a day338typical weekday

Freight16%55 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 14.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 15:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday318 on average
Tuesday326 on average
Wednesday328 on average
Thursday330 on average
Friday336 on average
Saturday314 on average
Sunday187 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

DMU212 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive176 workings
Class 755 EMU139 workings
Class 745 EMU124 workings
Class 720 EMU117 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia592 workings
GB Railfreight187 workings
DB Cargo10 workings
Freightliner8 workings
Direct Rail Services

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauledClass 86 electric locomotive Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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 Oct4V85
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V87
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M03
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L16
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M69
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L96
—
Freightliner · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4V85
—
Freightliner · 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

Nearby places to spot trains

DERBY ROAD IPSWICH

DBR

2.6 km, straight line

WESTERFIELD

WFI

3.8 km, straight line

WRABNESS

WRB

12.4 km, straight line

WOODBRIDGE

WDB

12.6 km, straight line

MISTLEY

MIS

12.7 km, straight line

NEEDHAM MARKET

NMT

12.9 km, straight line

MANNINGTREE

MNG

13.2 km, straight line

HARWICH INTERNATIONAL

HPQ

13.7 km, straight line

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

What's running through Ipswich 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