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What's running through Kidsgrove today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.1 / 10

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

196 trains186 passenger4 freight7 classes8 operators

The selected timetable contains 196 movements at Kidsgrove 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

196 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:00–12:0014 trains

12 passenger1 freight1 other6 types

11:02arr2H86
STOKE-ON-TRENT → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:06pass6K61
PENMAENMAWR QUARRY COLAS → BRADWELL UP SIDINGS COLAS
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:09arr2K89
STAFFORD → CREWE
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
11:23arr1K59
LINCOLN → CREWE
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:26pass1M29
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:30arr2K10
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → STOKE-ON-TRENT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:33pass1H12
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
11:35pass1V53
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:39arr1N60
CREWE → LINCOLN
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:45pass1A38
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
11:46arr2K92
CREWE → STAFFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
11:55pass1M30
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:56pass1O16
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:58pass5S01
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → WC POLMADIE FLT MAIN SHED CI
Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other

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16:45–17:4514 trains

12 passenger2 freight6 types

08:30–09:3013 trains

12 passenger1 freight6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday12:45–13:45

Best for freightWednesday10:30–11:30

Best for varietyMonday12:45–13:45

Most unusualSaturday16:45–17:45

The weekend is quieter — around 40% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.1	196	4	16:45–17:45
Sunday 18	4.5	113	3	16:00–17:00
Monday 19	5.7	258	11	12:45–13:45
Tuesday 20	5.5	256	13	10:30–11:30
Wednesday 21	5.7	264	18	10:30–11:30

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

196 trains are booked here today — 8% fewer than a typical Saturday (212).

Trains a day257typical weekday

Freight5%13 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 11:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday261 on average
Tuesday255 on average
Wednesday263 on average
Thursday257 on average
Friday259 on average
Saturday208 on average
Sunday141 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

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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 Oct6H67
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6K61
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6K33
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Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6F92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5E18
—
GB Railfreight · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct5M01
—
DMU
16 Oct6H67
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct9K35
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
15 Oct0Z38
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6H67
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct9K35
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
15 Oct6H11
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M90
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct9K35
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
14 Oct4M90
—
DB Cargo · 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

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LONGTON

LGN

12.9 km, straight line

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

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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The week ahead

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What runs here

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Uncommon in the timetable