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What's running through Newbury on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Newbury on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 6.4 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Class 59 diesel locomotive.

233 trains159 passenger62 freight7 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 233 movements at Newbury on 21 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

233 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:15–08:1516 trains

10 passenger6 freight5 types

07:17arr2T04
BEDWYN → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
07:22dep2K23
NEWBURY → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:22dep2T05
NEWBURY → BEDWYN
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
07:28pass6O81
WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL → ALLINGTON HANSON AGG
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:28pass6O92
AVONMOUTH HANSON AGG. (FH) → ARDINGLY HANSON AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:28pass6O94
AVONMOUTH HANSON AGG. (FH) → ALLINGTON HANSON AGG
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:33pass6O27
WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL → HOTHFIELD SIDING
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:33pass6O98
WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL → ALLINGTON HANSON AGG
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:36arr2K30
READING → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:40arr1C70
PADDINGTON LONDON → PAIGNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:43arr1A70
PLYMOUTH → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
07:53dep2K25
NEWBURY → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:55arr1K02
PADDINGTON LONDON → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:04pass6V20
WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7 → MEREHEAD QUARRY (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:06arr2T06
BEDWYN → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
08:13dep2T07
NEWBURY → BEDWYN
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

15:30–16:3016 trains

10 passenger4 freight2 other6 types

11:15–12:1515 trains

9 passenger5 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

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 Oct6V20
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1C52
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C47
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1A98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C31
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6Q75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0O12
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Q18
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct3J41
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3Q13
—
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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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

What's running through Newbury on 21 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

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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

Nearby places to spot trains

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