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What's running through Newton Abbot today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

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

166 trains155 passenger5 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 166 movements at Newton Abbot 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

166 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:30–15:3014 trains

12 passenger2 freight6 types

14:30arr1C80
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
14:33pass6C15
ECC → BR MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:37arr2F22
PAIGNTON → EXMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
14:39arr2T20
EXMOUTH → PAIGNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
14:46arr2P56
EXETER ST DAVIDS → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:52arr1A88
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
14:55arr2F23
PAIGNTON → EXMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:04arr1B55
PLYMOUTH → GLOUCESTER
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
15:04arr2T21
EXMOUTH → PAIGNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:07arr1C52
GLOUCESTER → PENZANCE
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
15:10arr1A89
PAIGNTON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
15:19pass6C14
BR MARSHALLING YARD → ST BLAZEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:29arr2E20
PENZANCE → EXETER ST DAVIDS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
15:29arr2T22
EXMOUTH → PAIGNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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08:00–09:0012 trains

11 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

09:45–10:4511 trains

9 passenger2 freight5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday10:30–11:30

Best for freightWednesday10:30–11:30

Best for varietySunday17:00–18:00

Most unusualFriday10:30–11:30

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	166	5	14:30–15:30
Sunday 18	4.2	116	0	17:00–18:00
Monday 19	5.0	199	4	16:00–17:00
Tuesday 20	5.0	202	6	10:30–11:30
Wednesday 21	5.3	205	8	10:30–11:30

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

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

Trains a day192typical weekday

Freight3%6 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 19:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday193 on average
Tuesday195 on average
Wednesday198 on average
Thursday195 on average
Friday193 on average
Saturday169 on average
Sunday119 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

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 Oct1C02
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V76
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V74
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V75
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C15
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C14
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q18
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct1Q18
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct3S11
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S12
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6C12
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6C13
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V72
—
GB Railfreight · 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.

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

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