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What's running through Newton Abbot on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Newton Abbot on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

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5 unusual movements expected today, including Class 57 diesel locomotive.

202 trains171 passenger6 freight8 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 202 movements at Newton Abbot on 20 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

202 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:30–11:3014 trains

10 passenger3 freight1 other6 types

10:31arr1C72
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
10:35pass5A00
. → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Other
10:40arr2F14
PAIGNTON → EXMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:51arr2C18
EXETER ST DAVIDS → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:52arr1A80
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:56arr2F15
PAIGNTON → EXMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:04arr1S47
PLYMOUTH → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:05arr2T13
EXMOUTH → PAIGNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:08arr1V44
LEEDS → PLYMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:11arr1A81
PAIGNTON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:17pass6A60
ERNSETTLE MOD GBRF → DIDCOT YARD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
11:17pass6M47
ERNSETTLE MOD GBRF → KINETON MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
11:17pass6S00
ERNSETTLE MOD GBRF → GLEN DOUGLAS MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
11:24arr2T14
EXMOUTH → PAIGNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

07:15–08:1513 trains

10 passenger0 freight3 other4 types

09:00–10:0013 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 other5 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

Most common train types

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU195 workings
Class 802 DMU96 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU78 workings
Class 802 EMU68 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 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.

Recent booked movements

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What's running through Newton Abbot on 20 October 2026?

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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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Keep a favourite railway in view.

Recent booked movements

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

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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

What's running through Newton Abbot on 20 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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

Recent booked movements

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

Nearby places to spot trains