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What's running through Newton today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 390 EMU.

214 trains206 passenger0 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 214 movements at Newton 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

214 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:00–09:0015 trains

13 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

08:01pass3S91
NEWTON TURNBACK SIDING → SPRINGBURN GLASGOW
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
08:04arr2F09
CUMBERNAULD → DALMUIR
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:05arr2L08
DALMUIR → LARKHALL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:13arr2C14
DALMUIR → CUMBERNAULD
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:13arr2M78
GLASGOW CENTRAL → NEWTON
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:20dep2M79
NEWTON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:22arr2L09
LARKHALL → DALMUIR
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:26pass5S26
GLASGOW CENTRAL → WC POLMADIE FLT MAIN SHED CI
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
Other
08:34arr2F11
MOTHERWELL → DALMUIR
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:35arr2L10
DALMUIR → LARKHALL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:42arr2C16
DALMUIR → MOTHERWELL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:44arr2P10
GLASGOW CENTRAL → NEWTON
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:49dep2P11
NEWTON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:52arr2L11
LARKHALL → DALMUIR
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
08:59arr2L12
DALMUIR → LARKHALL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

11:15–12:1514 trains

13 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

15:45–16:4513 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday08:30–09:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday08:00–09:00

Most unusualSunday09:00–10:00

The weekend is quieter — around 15% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	214	08:00–09:00
Sunday 18	4.3	158	09:00–10:00
Monday 19	4.6	221	08:30–09:30
Tuesday 20	4.3	219	08:30–09:30
Wednesday 21	3.9	217	08:15–09:15

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

214 trains are booked here today — 77% more than a typical Saturday (121).

Trains a day219typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday221 on average
Tuesday219 on average
Wednesday219 on average
Thursday220 on average
Friday220 on average
Saturday144 on average
Sunday113 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

EMU438 workings
Class 92 electric locomotive15 workings
Diesel-hauled13 workings

Planned operators

ScotRail438 workings
Caledonian Sleeper15 workings
GB Railfreight13 workings
Avanti West Coast7 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 390 EMU

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 Oct1M19
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
17 Oct5S26
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct5D98
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct3S91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S94
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5S26
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct5D98
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct5D97
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct5M11
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
15 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S94
—
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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06:00	10	3
07:00	15	4
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09:00	13	8
10:00	12	9
11:00	13	9
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17:00	12	8
18:00	13	9
19:00	12	8
20:00	12	9
21:00	13	8
22:00	10	8
23:00	9	6

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What's worth watching

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

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Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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What tends to happen here

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