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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

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

100 trains86 passenger6 freight8 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 100 movements at Par 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

100 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:00–13:0010 trains

7 passenger3 freight7 types

12:01arr1C72
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:11arr2N09
NEWQUAY → PAR
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
12:16dep2N12
PAR → NEWQUAY
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
12:17arr1B53
PENZANCE → GLOUCESTER
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
12:28pass6C15
ECC → BR MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:31arr2C47
EXETER ST DAVIDS → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:47pass6V74
BR MARSHALLING YARD → ST BLAZEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:47pass6V75
BR DOWN YARD → ST BLAZEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:52pass1C02
BISHOPS LYDEARD GBRF → PENZANCE
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger
12:52arr2P18
PENZANCE → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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18:00–19:008 trains

7 passenger1 freight6 types

06:00–07:007 trains

3 passenger1 freight3 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday20:30–21:30

Best for freightWednesday20:30–21:30

Best for varietySaturday12:00–13:00

Most unusualMonday12:00–13:00

The weekend is quieter — around 21% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	100	6	12:00–13:00
Sunday 18	3.7	76	0	12:45–13:45
Monday 19	4.7	111	8	12:00–13:00
Tuesday 20	4.7	113	9	12:00–13:00
Wednesday 21	4.9	116	12	20:30–21:30

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

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

Trains a day119typical weekday

Freight8%10 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 18:00, 06:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday116 on average
Tuesday118 on average
Wednesday122 on average
Thursday117 on average
Friday115 on average
Saturday100 on average
Sunday77 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 Oct1C11
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1B53
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1C02
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V76
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1C52
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1C03
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B92
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct6J39
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1C11
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct1Q18
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct1S53
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct1V52
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct1M92
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct3S11
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive

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	1	0	1	0
01:00	0	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0	0
05:00	1	0	0	0
06:00	8	0	4	0
07:00	6	1	3	0
08:00	7	1	4	0
09:00	6	0	6	0
10:00	7	1	7	0
11:00	6	0	5	0
12:00	8	2	9	2
13:00	6	0	6	0
14:00	7	1	7	0
15:00	6	0	7	1
16:00	7	1	6	0
17:00	6	0	6	0
18:00	8	1	7	1
19:00	6	0	4	0
20:00	8	1	6	0
21:00	7	1	4	0
22:00	5	0	4	0
23:00	3	0	0	0

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