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What's running through Maidenhead today?

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

GoodInterest Score 7.1 / 10

13 unusual movements expected today, including Class 47 diesel locomotive.

655 trains528 passenger33 freight10 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 655 movements at Maidenhead 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

655 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Freight only

15:00–16:005 trains

0 passenger5 freight1 types

15:04pass4O92
LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:22pass4Y82
MOUNTFIELD SIDINGS FLHH → SOUTHAMPTON W.DOCKS FLHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:35pass6V24
WILLESDEN DC RAIL SIDINGS → BRISTOL EAST DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:50pass6V51
REDLAND AGGREGATE(ELSTOW SDGS) → EAST USK YARD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:50pass6V54
RADLETT PRIVATE SIDINGS → EAST USK YARD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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08:30–09:304 trains

0 passenger4 freight1 types

12:45–13:454 trains

0 passenger4 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday12:15–13:15

Best for freightThursday12:15–13:15

Best for varietySaturday15:00–16:00

Most unusualSaturday15:00–16:00

The weekend is quieter — around 40% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.1	655	33	15:00–16:00
Sunday 18	5.8	319	9	00:00–01:00
Monday 19	7.5	798	96	12:15–13:15
Tuesday 20	7.5	813	101	12:15–13:15
Wednesday 21	7.5	819	103	12:15–13:15

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

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

Trains a day803typical weekday

Freight12%95 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 33.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 13:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday788 on average
Tuesday802 on average
Wednesday805 on average
Thursday806 on average
Friday805 on average
Saturday651 on average
Sunday373 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 345 EMU963 workings
Class 387 EMU381 workings
Class 802 DMU356 workings
Class 802 EMU308 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive245 workings
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU143 workings
Diesel-hauled20 workings

Planned operators

Great Western Railway1,185 workings
Elizabeth line963 workings
GB Railfreight177 workings
Freightliner89 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 57 diesel locomotive HST (InterCity 125)Class 59 diesel locomotive 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 Oct1C52
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GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5A50
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Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M06
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5Q66
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Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1A98
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GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5R95
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Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5R96
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Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct3J43
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5T24
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Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5T25
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Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct6Q75
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z14
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5R93
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Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
16 Oct5V81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct3J43
—
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	20	4	16	1
01:00	7	5	4	1
02:00	8	6	3	2
03:00	5	3	2	1
04:00	10	3	4	1
05:00	23	4	6	1
06:00	32	3	12	1
07:00	46	3	18	1
08:00	46	5	26	1
09:00	43	3	28	2
10:00	41	4	32	1
11:00	45	5	30	0
12:00	42	5	32	2
13:00	45	5	31	2
14:00	42	4	32	1
15:00	41	5	31	2
16:00	40	1	32	1
17:00	45	4	31	0
18:00	45	4	31	1
19:00	43	2	29	0
20:00	44	5	28	0
21:00	37	6	25	0
22:00	34	4	21	1
23:00	19	2	14	0

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