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What's running through Longton on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Longton on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.3 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

47 trains32 passenger11 freight3 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 47 movements at Longton on 21 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

47 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:15–18:156 trains

2 passenger3 freight1 other3 types

17:21pass4E72
BRADWELL UP SIDINGS COLAS → TYNE MARSHALLING YARD
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:21pass4E75
BRADWELL UP SIDINGS COLAS → REDCAR
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:54arr1N90
CREWE → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:55pass1Q43
BRB HEADQUARTERS DERBY → ASHBURYS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
18:08arr1K73
LINCOLN → CREWE
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:11pass6D89
BRITISH LEYLAND → CHADDESDEN RS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

Other windows

06:15–07:154 trains

2 passenger1 freight1 other3 types

09:00–10:004 trains

2 passenger1 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday17:15–18:15

Best for freightWednesday17:15–18:15

Best for varietySaturday09:30–10:30

Most unusualSaturday09:30–10:30

The weekend is quieter — around 32% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.1	40	2	09:30–10:30
Sunday 18	2.2	19	3	15:00–16:00
Monday 19	3.1	43	7	08:00–09:00
Tuesday 20	3.2	43	9	17:00–18:00
Wednesday 21	3.3	47	11	17:15–18:15

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

40 trains are booked here today — 11% more than a typical Saturday (36).

Trains a day42typical weekday

Freight21%9 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 1.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday41 on average
Tuesday42 on average
Wednesday44 on average
Thursday44 on average
Friday43 on average
Saturday37 on average
Sunday18 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 Oct6H67
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3J84
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6F92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	0	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	0	0	0	0
06:00	3	1	2	0
07:00	3	1	1	0
08:00	3	1	1	0
09:00	3	1	2	1
10:00	3	1	2	0
11:00	2	0	1	0
12:00	3	1	1	0
13:00	2	0	1	0
14:00	2	0	2	0
15:00	2	0	2	0
16:00	2	0	3	1
17:00	4	2	2	0
18:00	3	1	2	0
19:00	2	0	2	0
20:00	2	0	3	1
21:00	2	0	2	0
22:00	1	0	1	0
23:00	0	0	0	0

What's running through Longton on 21 October 2026?

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

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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

Nearby places to spot trains

Recent booked movements