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What's running through Lostock Hall Junction on 21 October 2026?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.3 / 10

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

97 trains73 passenger17 freight4 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 97 movements at Lostock Hall Junction 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

97 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

15:30–16:308 trains

4 passenger2 freight2 other3 types

15:31pass1B29
YORK → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · DMU
Passenger
15:31pass2N10
PRESTON → COLNE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:40pass6F79
HORTON IN RIB QUARRY GBRF → TUEBROOK SDGS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:40pass6J84
HORTON IN RIB QUARRY GBRF → BRIN' HEATH DOWN AGGS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:49pass1B34
BLACKPOOL NORTH → YORK
Northern · DMU
Passenger
15:54pass2N89
COLNE → PRESTON
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
16:24pass6K05
NY_(DBS) → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
16:24pass6X05
NY_(DBS) → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other

Other windows

20:00–21:008 trains

4 passenger3 freight1 other4 types

06:30–07:307 trains

4 passenger3 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

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

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

Recent booked movements

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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

What's running through Lostock Hall Junction 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

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

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Uncommon in the timetable