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What's running through Northallerton today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.1 / 10

19 unusual movements expected today, including Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU.

246 trains219 passenger9 freight12 classes8 operators

The selected timetable contains 246 movements at Northallerton 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

246 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:45–13:4517 trains

15 passenger1 freight1 other6 types

12:47arr1N05
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
12:47arr1P72
MIDDLESBROUGH → YORK
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
12:54pass1S39
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
12:56pass1E12
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
12:58pass0S68
LEEDS BALM RD LOCO (FHH) → MILLERHILL SHUNT & MARSHALLING
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
Other
13:03arr1P71
YORK → MIDDLESBROUGH
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
13:08arr1Y14
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:15arr1N92
KING'S CROSS LONDON → SUNDERLAND
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
13:21pass1V60
EDINBURGH → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
13:22pass1S13
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:28pass4D70
TEES DOCK → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:31pass1E84
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:35pass1E13
INVERNESS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
13:36pass1S14
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:38arr1A65
SUNDERLAND → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
13:39pass9E11
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:44pass9M13
NEWCASTLE → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger

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16:30–17:3016 trains

14 passenger1 freight1 other6 types

09:30–10:3015 trains

14 passenger1 freight4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday16:30–17:30

Best for freightTuesday16:30–17:30

Best for varietySaturday14:15–15:15

Most unusualSaturday14:15–15:15

The weekend is quieter — around 24% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.1	246	9	14:15–15:15
Sunday 18	5.4	182	5	09:00–10:00
Monday 19	6.3	276	19	22:15–23:15
Tuesday 20	6.5	293	29	16:30–17:30
Wednesday 21	6.4	278	27	14:15–15:15

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

245 trains are booked here today — 48% more than a typical Saturday (166).

Trains a day274typical weekday

Freight9%24 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 13:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday269 on average
Tuesday273 on average
Wednesday269 on average
Thursday268 on average
Friday276 on average
Saturday186 on average
Sunday146 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 Oct5Y91
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct0S68
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct9E04
—
TransPennine Express · Class 802 EMU
17 Oct1N07
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct1Y18
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct5A19
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5Q11
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct0M84
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5Q61
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct0D75
—
Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5N13
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct5Q62
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct5Q13
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct1E11
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU

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

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