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What's running through Loughborough today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.0 / 10

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

223 trains166 passenger32 freight6 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 223 movements at Loughborough 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

223 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:0019 trains

11 passenger5 freight3 other5 types

07:00dep2L50
LOUGHBOROUGH → LEICESTER
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:03pass1B13
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
07:04pass5G96
LEICESTER → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
07:05pass4M04
FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:11pass0D44
REDLAND AGGREGATES → TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:16arr1F05
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:18arr1C14
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:26pass0F98
WELLINGBOROUGH UP TC GBRF → DOWN DECOY (GBRF)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:26pass4H10
WELLINGBOROUGH UP TC GBRF → TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:28arr1D06
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:32pass6D47
TUNSTEAD → REDLAND AGGREGATE(ELSTOW SDGS)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:33pass6D48
TUNSTEAD → RADLETT PRIVATE SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:33pass6D65
TUNSTEAD → LUTON CRESCENT ROAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:43arr1F07
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:51arr1C17
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
07:53arr1D08
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:53arr2P51
LEICESTER → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:58arr2P52
NOTTINGHAM → LEICESTER
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:59pass1B19
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger

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08:30–09:3016 trains

10 passenger4 freight2 other5 types

17:30–18:3015 trains

10 passenger4 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday08:00–09:00

Best for freightThursday08:00–09:00

Best for varietySunday17:45–18:45

Most unusualThursday08:00–09:00

The weekend is quieter — around 47% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.0	223	32	07:00–08:00
Sunday 18	4.8	123	8	17:45–18:45
Monday 19	6.8	316	92	18:00–19:00
Tuesday 20	6.8	336	112	08:00–09:00
Wednesday 21	6.8	323	103	07:45–08:45

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

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

Trains a day336typical weekday

Freight33%111 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 14.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 18:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday319 on average
Tuesday340 on average
Wednesday337 on average
Thursday345 on average
Friday336 on average
Saturday228 on average
Sunday98 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 66 diesel locomotive363 workings
DMU198 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU86 workings
Class 810 DMU70 workings
Class 810 EMU69 workings
Diesel-hauled58 workings

Planned operators

East Midlands Railway409 workings
GB Railfreight308 workings
Freightliner103 workings
DB Cargo25 workings
CrossCountry

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU HST (InterCity 125)Class 47 diesel locomotive

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 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M90
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M90
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M92
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M84
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6E84
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q21
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GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct5M89
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5G02
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5G09
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5M84
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5M85
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU

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	7	2	4	1
01:00	9	6	0	0
02:00	5	3	2	1
03:00	9	9	0	0
04:00	8	6	1	1
05:00	11	4	7	2
06:00	13	1	5	1
07:00	16	7	9	2
08:00	25	11	7	2
09:00	17	3	8	1
10:00	13	0	9	1
11:00	14	4	8	0
12:00	15	4	9	1
13:00	15	3	9	1
14:00	17	7	10	2
15:00	18	4	10	1
16:00	17	5	9	1
17:00	16	4	12	2
18:00	24	7	11	2
19:00	16	6	10	1
20:00	17	6	9	0
21:00	14	4	10	0
22:00	12	2	6	0
23:00	8	3	4	0

What's running through Loughborough today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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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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What tends to happen here

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The week ahead

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable