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What's running through Pilning today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.3 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

144 trains99 passenger22 freight6 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 144 movements at Pilning 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

144 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:45–15:4514 trains

7 passenger5 freight2 other5 types

14:48pass1L22
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
14:55pass6V64
WOLVERHAMPTON STEEL TERMINAL → NEWPORT DOCKS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:00pass1F21
CARDIFF CENTRAL → SALISBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:03arr6M42
AVONMOUTH HANSON SDG GBRF → PENYFFORDD CEMENT GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:07pass1B17
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
15:09pass1L23
CARDIFF CENTRAL → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
15:13pass1F18
SALISBURY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
15:18pass6C80
MACHEN QUARRY (FLHH) → STOKE GIFFORD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:29arr2C81
CARDIFF CENTRAL → EXETER ST DAVIDS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
15:29pass3R05
BRISTOL TM SIG 6720 → CSD
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
15:34pass4V38
DAVENTRY DRS (TESCO) → WENTLOOG (FREIGHTLINERS)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:37pass6V93
BSC TUBE WORKS → MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:41arr6C20
LECKWITH NORTH JN → BR DOWN YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
15:43pass2U20
EXETER ST DAVIDS → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

13:00–14:0010 trains

7 passenger0 freight3 other5 types

18:45–19:4510 trains

6 passenger2 freight2 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday13:00–14:00

Best for freightTuesday13:00–14:00

Best for varietyMonday13:00–14:00

Most unusualMonday13:00–14:00

The weekend is quieter — around 35% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.3	144	22	14:45–15:45
Sunday 18	4.6	111	14	18:30–19:30
Monday 19	6.2	193	42	13:00–14:00
Tuesday 20	6.2	201	50	13:00–14:00
Wednesday 21	6.2	200	50	13:00–14:00

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

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

Trains a day190typical weekday

Freight24%46 movements

Busiest hour13:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 7.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 13:00, 10:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday193 on average
Tuesday199 on average
Wednesday195 on average
Thursday194 on average
Friday187 on average
Saturday145 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

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 Oct6B13
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B14
—
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct1L23
—
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct0V81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0C51
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0O12
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1P00
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct1B04
—
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
16 Oct1L13
—
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
16 Oct2U34
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct5C16
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0V07
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0F75
—
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	2	1	0
01:00	1	1	2	1
02:00	3	3	1	1
03:00	2	2	0	0
04:00	5	5	1	1
05:00	5	1	3	1
06:00	9	3	2	0
07:00	10	2	4	0
08:00	11	2	5	1
09:00	7	0	7	0
10:00	12	3	9	0
11:00	10	1	8	1
12:00	9	0	7	0
13:00	14	6	9	0
14:00	9	1	7	1
15:00	9	2	11	2
16:00	12	3	9	1
17:00	10	2	7	0
18:00	9	2	7	0
19:00	9	1	9	1
20:00	9	3	6	1
21:00	6	0	6	0
22:00	7	1	5	0
23:00	5	0	6	1

What's running through Pilning today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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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

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Recent booked movements

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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