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What's running through Mexborough today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

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

201 trains144 passenger39 freight7 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 201 movements at Mexborough 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

201 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:3015 trains

10 passenger5 freight5 types

07:30pass1J40
DONCASTER → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:31arr2R08
SHEFFIELD → ADWICK
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:36pass1S31
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:40arr2R09
ADWICK → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:46pass1B67
CLEETHORPES → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
07:52pass4E11
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:55pass4L19
MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF → LONDON GATEWAY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:00pass1V83
NEWCASTLE → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:07pass6E70
ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD → TINSLEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:12pass1W40
SHEFFIELD → DONCASTER
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:13arr2R11
ADWICK → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:22pass6E46
WARWICKSHIRE OIL STORAGE → HUMBER REFINERY-CONOCO
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:24pass1G41
DONCASTER → SHEFFIELD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:26pass1B66
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
08:29pass6M57
LINDSEY OIL REFINERY → WARWICKSHIRE OIL STORAGE
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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05:45–06:4514 trains

8 passenger4 freight2 other4 types

16:00–17:0014 trains

8 passenger4 freight2 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday19:30–20:30

Best for freightWednesday19:30–20:30

Best for varietySunday13:15–14:15

Most unusualSaturday07:30–08:30

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.8	201	39	07:30–08:30
Sunday 18	4.9	138	14	13:15–14:15
Monday 19	5.7	229	60	19:30–20:30
Tuesday 20	6.2	240	72	19:30–20:30
Wednesday 21	6.3	251	83	19:30–20:30

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

200 trains are booked here today — 40% more than a typical Saturday (143).

Trains a day237typical weekday

Freight28%67 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 06:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday230 on average
Tuesday236 on average
Wednesday244 on average
Thursday239 on average
Friday238 on average
Saturday158 on average
Sunday109 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 locomotive228 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU109 workings
DMU79 workings
Diesel-hauled60 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU58 workings

Planned operators

GB Railfreight254 workings
Northern147 workings
TransPennine Express79 workings
CrossCountry58 workings
Freightliner

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU HST (InterCity 125)

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 Oct6M21
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M18
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4E02
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q53
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GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct4L73
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L01
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4E83
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L73
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L01
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4E83
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct4L73
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct4L01
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct4E83
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct4L73
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct4L01
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive

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

What's running through Mexborough today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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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Recent booked movements

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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