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What's running through Nottingham on 20 October 2026?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.2 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 220 or 221 DMU.

466 trains387 passenger16 freight9 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 466 movements at Nottingham 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

466 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:45–18:4529 trains

23 passenger1 freight5 other5 types

17:45dep2S27
NOTTINGHAM → SKEGNESS
East Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:46arr2J69
MATLOCK → CLEETHORPES
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:47dep5L14
NOTTINGHAM → NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
17:50dep1B79
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
17:50arr1D90
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
17:52arr2D21
WORKSOP → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:56dep2H24
NOTTINGHAM → MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:58arr6F54
BR LINCOLN TERRACE SIDINGS → EUROPEAN METAL RECYCLING CO
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:59arr1Y25
LEEDS → NOTTINGHAM
Northern · DMU
Passenger
18:01arr1M98
CARDIFF CENTRAL → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:05dep1V15
NOTTINGHAM → CARDIFF CENTRAL
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:05arr5W25
NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
18:08arr2A32
CLEETHORPES → MATLOCK
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:10dep1B82
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
18:10dep5G57
NOTTINGHAM → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
18:14arr1N70
CREWE → LINCOLN
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:17dep1Y28
NOTTINGHAM → LEEDS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
18:18arr1D92
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
18:19pass0D37
RECTORY COLWICK TMD → WETMORE C E SIDINGS
Diesel-hauled
Other
18:21arr2D22
MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:25arr2O22
SKEGNESS → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
18:26arr2P71
LEICESTER → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:26dep2W25
NOTTINGHAM → WORKSOP
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:30arr1D72
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:34arr1L15
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NORWICH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:34dep2P74
NOTTINGHAM → LEICESTER
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:35arr1R80
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:36dep5D22
NOTTINGHAM → NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
18:42arr1K77
LINCOLN → CREWE
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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05:45–06:4528 trains

19 passenger0 freight9 other5 types

12:00–13:0028 trains

22 passenger3 freight3 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday12:45–13:45

Best for freightTuesday12:15–13:15

Best for varietyThursday12:45–13:45

Most unusualThursday12:45–13:45

The weekend is quieter — around 25% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.4	465	1	06:00–07:00
Sunday 18	4.9	241	0	10:15–11:15
Monday 19	5.8	469	12	12:00–13:00
Tuesday 20	6.2	466	16	12:15–13:15
Wednesday 21	6.2	465	16	21:00–22:00

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

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

Trains a day469typical weekday

Freight3%15 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 19.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 18:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday474 on average
Tuesday470 on average
Wednesday471 on average
Thursday476 on average
Friday472 on average
Saturday459 on average
Sunday236 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 Oct4O92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3Q03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J84
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct2A00
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct1O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct1Q53
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct2A00
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
15 Oct1O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
15 Oct1Q49
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct1Q50
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct6M66
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct0D24
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3J84
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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	7	0	5	0
01:00	3	1	0	0
02:00	1	0	1	0
03:00	1	0	0	0
04:00	3	1	1	0
05:00	19	0	7	0
06:00	28	2	13	1
07:00	25	0	13	0
08:00	24	0	16	0
09:00	25	1	18	0
10:00	24	0	23	0
11:00	25	0	19	0
12:00	28	3	22	0
13:00	25	0	20	0
14:00	22	0	21	0
15:00	25	0	19	0
16:00	23	1	21	0
17:00	26	0	22	0
18:00	28	1	22	0
19:00	26	1	22	0
20:00	22	0	19	1
21:00	23	3	17	0
22:00	20	1	14	0
23:00	16	0	12	0

What's running through Nottingham 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

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