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

AverageInterest Score 5.0 / 10

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

157 trains146 passenger9 freight7 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 157 movements at Newbury 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

157 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:30–13:3012 trains

11 passenger1 freight6 types

12:30arr6A89
MEREHEAD QUARRY → ACTON LANE REC SDGS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:40arr2K38
READING → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:43pass1C80
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:45pass1A80
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:46pass1Z44
DIDCOT PARKWAY → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Diesel-hauled
Passenger
12:54arr1K12
PADDINGTON LONDON → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:58arr2T71
BEDWYN → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
13:01dep2T72
NEWBURY → BEDWYN
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
13:05dep1K17
NEWBURY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:12dep2K39
NEWBURY → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:16arr1C81
PADDINGTON LONDON → EXETER ST DAVIDS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
13:27arr1A81
EXETER ST DAVIDS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger

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08:30–09:3011 trains

11 passenger0 freight5 types

10:00–11:0011 trains

9 passenger1 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday14:00–15:00

Best for freightThursday07:15–08:15

Best for varietyMonday14:00–15:00

Most unusualMonday14:00–15:00

The weekend is quieter — around 51% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.9	155	9	11:45–12:45
Sunday 18	3.7	73	3	22:30–23:30
Monday 19	6.6	230	61	14:00–15:00
Tuesday 20	6.2	228	61	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	6.3	229	62	07:15–08:15

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

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

Trains a day231typical weekday

Freight26%59 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 11:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday228 on average
Tuesday230 on average
Wednesday230 on average
Thursday232 on average
Friday232 on average
Saturday155 on average
Sunday75 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

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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 Oct6V20
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1C52
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GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C47
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1A98
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GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C31
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6Q75
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0O12
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Q18
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GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct3J41
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3Q13
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct2K80
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
16 Oct1K03
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
16 Oct3K70
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
16 Oct1K70
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
16 Oct1K22
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU

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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THA

5.6 km, straight line

KINTBURY

KIT

8.5 km, straight line

MIDGHAM

MDG

10 km, straight line

ALDERMASTON

AMT

12.9 km, straight lineOn this line

HUNGERFORD

HGD

13.2 km, straight line

BEDWYN

BDW

19.3 km, straight lineOn this line

READING WEST

RDW

24 km, straight lineOn this line

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

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What runs here

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