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What's running through Penrith today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

14 unusual movements expected today, including Class 92 electric locomotive.

170 trains89 passenger19 freight10 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 170 movements at Penrith 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

170 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

13:15–14:1514 trains

8 passenger1 freight5 other5 types

13:20dep0B00
PENRITH → KESWICK BUS
Avanti West Coast
Other
13:25pass9M55
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:30arr1S52
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:31arr0B00
KESWICK BUS → PENRITH
Avanti West Coast
Other
13:36pass4M83
COATBRIDGE CONTAINER BASE → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
Freight
13:42arr1M75
GLASGOW CENTRAL → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
13:46pass9S55
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:47arr1M87
EDINBURGH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
13:50dep0B00
PENRITH → KESWICK BUS
Avanti West Coast
Other
13:53arr1S56
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → EDINBURGH
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
14:01arr0B00
KESWICK BUS → PENRITH
Avanti West Coast
Other
14:02pass1M13
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:05arr1S57
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → GLASGOW CENTRAL
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
14:10pass5S01
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → WC POLMADIE FLT MAIN SHED CI
Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other

Other windows

17:15–18:1514 trains

8 passenger2 freight4 other4 types

09:30–10:3013 trains

8 passenger1 freight4 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday16:00–17:00

Best for freightTuesday16:00–17:00

Best for varietyMonday16:00–17:00

Most unusualSunday19:15–20:15

The weekend is quieter — around 38% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.8	170	19	17:15–18:15
Sunday 18	5.3	113	12	19:15–20:15
Monday 19	6.8	225	48	16:00–17:00
Tuesday 20	6.9	233	57	16:00–17:00
Wednesday 21	6.9	230	54	16:00–17:00

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

170 trains are booked here today — 7% fewer than a typical Saturday (183).

Trains a day228typical weekday

Freight23%52 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 11:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday225 on average
Tuesday230 on average
Wednesday230 on average
Thursday230 on average
Friday224 on average
Saturday180 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

Class 390 EMU112 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive104 workings
Unknown79 workings
Class 397 EMU77 workings
Diesel-hauled29 workings
Class 86 electric locomotive22 workings
Class 92 electric locomotive21 workings
DMU21 workings

Planned operators

Avanti West Coast191 workings
GB Railfreight124 workings
TransPennine Express77 workings
Freightliner26 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 325 electric locomotive Class 67 diesel locomotive Class 90 electric locomotive HST (InterCity 125)Class 47 diesel locomotive

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 Oct4M94
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct6C02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6X03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5M01
—
DMU
17 Oct5S01
—
Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1T41
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M49
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S46
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M27
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S43
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M43
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M30
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S49
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S44
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1M16
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 67 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	5	5	1	1
01:00	3	1	2	1
02:00	5	3	2	1
03:00	6	4	2	2
04:00	4	3	2	1
05:00	3	1	2	1
06:00	6	0	4	1
07:00	10	1	6	0
08:00	15	4	6	1
09:00	14	1	8	0
10:00	14	3	8	1
11:00	14	2	11	1
12:00	10	0	10	0
13:00	12	1	10	1
14:00	14	1	11	1
15:00	11	1	12	1
16:00	16	4	10	1
17:00	12	1	11	1
18:00	12	0	11	1
19:00	11	1	11	2
20:00	9	2	9	2
21:00	10	3	3	0
22:00	4	3	2	1
23:00	8	7	1	0

What's running through Penrith today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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