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What's running through Lostock Hall Junction today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.3 / 10

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

78 trains74 passenger2 freight4 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 78 movements at Lostock Hall Junction 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

78 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:45–11:456 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

10:49pass1B24
BLACKPOOL NORTH → LEEDS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
10:54pass2N84
COLNE → PRESTON
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:31pass1B21
LEEDS → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · DMU
Passenger
11:31pass2N16
PRESTON → COLNE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:35pass5B00
BLACKBURN KING STREET → BLACKBURN KING STREET
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
11:43pass1T40
CREWE → APPLEBY
Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger

Other windows

08:45–09:455 trains

4 passenger1 freight3 types

15:45–16:455 trains

4 passenger1 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday20:00–21:00

Best for freightTuesday19:45–20:45

Best for varietySaturday08:45–09:45

Most unusualMonday20:00–21:00

The weekend is quieter — around 37% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	78	2	08:45–09:45
Sunday 18	1.9	43	0	11:30–12:30
Monday 19	4.3	95	15	20:00–21:00
Tuesday 20	4.3	96	17	19:45–20:45
Wednesday 21	4.3	97	17	20:00–21:00

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

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

Trains a day95typical weekday

Freight18%17 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 16:00, 20:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday95 on average
Tuesday96 on average
Wednesday97 on average
Thursday98 on average
Friday98 on average
Saturday78 on average
Sunday33 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

DMU64 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU57 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive32 workings

Planned operators

Northern121 workings
GB Railfreight38 workings
Freightliner1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauledClass 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 Oct6M90
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6J37
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1T40
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct0N35
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M18
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S58
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M18
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct0F90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6S00
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S58
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Q67
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Q68
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6M18
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6S00
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S58
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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	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	3	0	2	0
06:00	5	1	2	0
07:00	6	2	2	0
08:00	6	2	2	0
09:00	4	0	2	0
10:00	5	0	3	0
11:00	5	1	4	0
12:00	7	3	4	0
13:00	4	0	3	0
14:00	5	1	4	0
15:00	6	2	3	0
16:00	7	1	5	1
17:00	5	1	3	0
18:00	5	1	4	0
19:00	4	0	3	0
20:00	7	2	4	0
21:00	4	0	3	0
22:00	4	0	3	0
23:00	3	0	2	0

What's running through Lostock Hall Junction 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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week