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What's running through Marks Tey today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.3 / 10

11 unusual movements expected today, including Class 86 electric locomotive.

267 trains219 passenger42 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 267 movements at Marks Tey 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

267 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:45–09:4518 trains

12 passenger5 freight1 other5 types

08:45arr2T07
SUDBURY SUFFOLK → MARKS TEY
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
08:45pass4L83
LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:47pass4L42
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:48arr1F25
COLCHESTER TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:56arr1Y08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:01dep2T08
MARKS TEY → SUDBURY SUFFOLK
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
09:01pass4L43
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:04pass1P19
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
09:07pass1N12
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CLACTON-ON-SEA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:10pass1P12
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
09:12pass4M82
FELIXSTOWE NORTH DBC → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:16arr1Y33
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:29arr1F08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:33pass1P21
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
09:34pass4L43
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → PARKESTON SS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:37pass1N31
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:40pass1P14
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
09:41pass3S60
DOWN GOODS LOOP → DOWN GOODS LOOP
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other

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10:45–11:4518 trains

13 passenger4 freight1 other6 types

06:30–07:3017 trains

12 passenger5 freight4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday10:15–11:15

Best for freightThursday10:15–11:15

Best for varietyTuesday10:15–11:15

Most unusualTuesday10:15–11:15

The weekend is quieter — around 29% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.3	267	42	08:45–09:45
Sunday 18	4.3	149	2	17:45–18:45
Monday 19	6.2	283	38	21:30–22:30
Tuesday 20	6.6	296	50	10:15–11:15
Wednesday 21	6.5	299	50	10:15–11:15

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

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

Trains a day291typical weekday

Freight15%45 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 18:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday280 on average
Tuesday293 on average
Wednesday297 on average
Thursday295 on average
Friday298 on average
Saturday265 on average
Sunday147 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 720 EMU274 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive135 workings
Class 745 EMU102 workings
DMU79 workings
Diesel-hauled12 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia465 workings
GB Railfreight128 workings
Freightliner16 workings
DB Cargo11 workings
Direct Rail Services

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 755 EMU Class 86 electric locomotive Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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 Oct4L89
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct6V83
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V87
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L16
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M69
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L67
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric 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	3	5	1
01:00	5	2	5	2
02:00	3	3	1	1
03:00	1	1	1	1
04:00	7	5	2	1
05:00	9	2	6	3
06:00	12	1	6	2
07:00	16	1	10	0
08:00	15	1	9	1
09:00	14	2	13	1
10:00	16	3	11	1
11:00	16	2	13	2
12:00	13	0	12	0
13:00	14	2	11	1
14:00	16	2	11	1
15:00	13	1	10	0
16:00	14	0	11	0
17:00	15	2	13	1
18:00	17	3	13	1
19:00	15	1	12	1
20:00	14	0	11	0
21:00	15	3	10	0
22:00	15	3	11	1
23:00	9	2	6	0

What's running through Marks Tey 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

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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