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What's running through Long Buckby today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.6 / 10

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

131 trains75 passenger50 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 131 movements at Long Buckby 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

131 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:45–15:4515 trains

4 passenger11 freight3 types

14:47arr1Y39
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:51pass6O51
DAVENTRY GBRF → DOLLANDS MOOR (GBRF)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:56arr1Y38
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
15:01pass4M23
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:01pass4M29
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:01pass4M55
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:05pass4M01
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:05pass4M34
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:14pass6F50
CASTLE YARD → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:20arr1Y41
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
15:27arr1Y40
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
15:38pass4M93
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
15:41pass4L84
EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LN1
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:41pass6V06
WEST YARD → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:43pass6F50
CASTLE YARD → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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05:45–06:4510 trains

5 passenger5 freight3 types

07:00–08:0010 trains

5 passenger5 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday22:30–23:30

Best for freightWednesday22:45–23:45

Best for varietyMonday22:30–23:30

Most unusualMonday22:30–23:30

The weekend is quieter — around 49% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.6	131	50	14:45–15:45
Sunday 18	4.9	98	14	21:15–22:15
Monday 19	7.2	221	117	22:30–23:30
Tuesday 20	7.1	227	126	14:30–15:30
Wednesday 21	7.2	228	128	22:45–23:45

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

131 trains are booked here today — 13% fewer than a typical Saturday (150).

Trains a day203typical weekday

Freight54%109 movements

Busiest hour15:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 15:00, 13:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday201 on average
Tuesday208 on average
Wednesday207 on average
Thursday207 on average
Friday208 on average
Saturday145 on average
Sunday100 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

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 Oct6O51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M77
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M41
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4M07
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3J01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4M93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4L50
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M52
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J03
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1A84
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
16 Oct9M62
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Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
16 Oct1M11
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric 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

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

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