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What's running through Newton-Le-Willows today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.7 / 10

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

206 trains183 passenger8 freight11 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 206 movements at Newton-Le-Willows 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

206 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:15–08:1513 trains

11 passenger1 freight1 other6 types

07:18arr2F17
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
07:22pass4M35
MOSSEND EUROTERMINAL → SEAFORTH C.T. MDHC
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:26arr1D70
LEEDS → CHESTER
Northern · DMU
Passenger
07:30arr1H80
HOLYHEAD → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
07:34arr2A11
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
07:39arr9Z07
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER VICTORIA
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:39arr9Z57
MANCHESTER VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
07:48pass3S91
BOOTLE JUNCTION → TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:59arr1E52
CHESTER → LEEDS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
08:04arr1D32
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → HOLYHEAD
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
08:04arr2J91
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER VICTORIA
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
08:11pass9E08
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:11pass9M05
NEWCASTLE → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger

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05:45–06:4512 trains

8 passenger1 freight3 other8 types

08:15–09:1512 trains

11 passenger1 freight5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday08:45–09:45

Best for freightMonday08:45–09:45

Best for varietySaturday05:45–06:45

Most unusualSaturday05:45–06:45

The weekend is quieter — around 31% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.7	206	8	05:45–06:45
Sunday 18	4.1	93	1	12:45–13:45
Monday 19	5.9	212	14	08:45–09:45
Tuesday 20	5.8	217	12	18:15–19:15
Wednesday 21	5.8	217	12	18:15–19:15

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

206 trains are booked here today — 10% more than a typical Saturday (187).

Trains a day217typical weekday

Freight7%15 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 18:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday210 on average
Tuesday212 on average
Wednesday212 on average
Thursday212 on average
Friday212 on average
Saturday192 on average
Sunday105 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

Class 800 EMU91 workings
Class 197 DMU80 workings
DMU73 workings
Electric-hauled68 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive35 workings
Class 802 DMU31 workings
Diesel-hauled22 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU9 workings

Planned operators

TransPennine Express157 workings
Northern118 workings
Transport for Wales87 workings
GB Railfreight57 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU Class 67 diesel locomotive Class 319 EMUUnknown

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 Oct5M06
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East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct1D49
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct5V33
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1K04
—
TransPennine Express · Class 802 DMU
17 Oct2W91
—
Northern · Class 319 EMU
17 Oct5J60
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct3S08
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3D32
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5J01
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5J02
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct3S91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5Y63
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct3S91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0F21
—
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	6	0	3	0
01:00	2	1	1	0
02:00	1	1	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	2	1	3	1
05:00	9	2	4	0
06:00	12	1	6	1
07:00	12	1	7	1
08:00	11	0	10	1
09:00	12	1	6	0
10:00	11	0	8	0
11:00	10	0	8	0
12:00	11	1	8	1
13:00	11	1	8	0
14:00	10	0	8	0
15:00	11	0	8	0
16:00	12	1	8	0
17:00	12	0	9	0
18:00	13	2	10	1
19:00	13	0	9	0
20:00	9	0	7	0
21:00	11	1	10	1
22:00	10	1	8	0
23:00	6	0	8	0

What's running through Newton-Le-Willows today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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Recent booked movements

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Uncommon in the timetable

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