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What's running through Preston Park on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Preston Park on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

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

354 trains290 passenger4 freight6 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 354 movements at Preston Park on 23 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

354 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:45–12:4522 trains

16 passenger0 freight6 other2 types

11:47pass9S26
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:48arr5B06
BRIGHTON LOVERS WALK SIDINGS → SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC
Southern · EMU
Other
11:49arr1H20
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:53pass1W46
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
11:53pass5A31
BRIGHTON LOVERS WALK SIDINGS → REDHILL
Southern · EMU
Other
11:56arr1H27
LITTLEHAMPTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:59pass5Y92
T & RSMD → BRIGHTON LOVERS WALK SIDINGS
Southern · EMU
Other
12:02arr5T97
WEST WORTHING MIDDLE SIDING → BRIGHTON LOVERS WALK SIDINGS
Southern · EMU
Other
12:02arr9T26
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:08arr9T23
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:12pass1W27
BRIGHTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
12:13pass9S21
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:17pass9S28
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:18arr5S05
BRIGHTON LOVERS WALK SIDINGS → STREATHAM HILL SHED
Southern · EMU
Other
12:20arr1H22
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
12:23pass1W50
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
12:26arr1H29
LITTLEHAMPTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
12:31arr9T28
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:36arr5N80
BOGNOR REGIS → BRIGHTON LOVERS WALK SIDINGS
Southern · EMU
Other
12:38arr9T25
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:42pass1W29
BRIGHTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
12:43pass9S23
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

13:15–14:1522 trains

16 passenger1 freight5 other3 types

10:15–11:1520 trains

16 passenger0 freight4 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday12:30–13:30

Best for freightMonday12:30–13:30

Best for varietyWednesday12:30–13:30

Most unusualWednesday12:30–13:30

The weekend is quieter — around 22% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.6	318	0	08:45–09:45
Sunday 18	4.3	224	0	09:30–10:30
Monday 19	5.4	350	4	12:30–13:30
Tuesday 20	5.2	344	3	07:30–08:30
Wednesday 21	5.5	347	4	12:30–13:30

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

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

Trains a day351typical weekday

Freight1%4 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 14.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 14:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday346 on average
Tuesday347 on average
Wednesday351 on average
Thursday350 on average
Friday348 on average
Saturday312 on average
Sunday200 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

EMU482 workings
Class 700 EMU249 workings
Diesel-hauled24 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive4 workings

Planned operators

Southern301 workings
Thameslink249 workings
Gatwick Express183 workings
GB Railfreight28 workings
Freightliner1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU 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 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3W01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S97
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5F97
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct6U84
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6O40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6O68
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V57
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3W90
—
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

Nearby places to spot trains

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XBP

1 km, straight line

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HOV

1.6 km, straight line

LONDON ROAD BRIGHTON

LRB

1.7 km, straight line

BRIGHTON MONTPELIER SIDINGS

XMP

1.7 km, straight line

ALDRINGTON

AGT

2.1 km, straight line

BRIGHTON

BTN

2.2 km, straight lineOn this line

MOULSECOOMB

MCB

2.6 km, straight line

PORTSLADE

PLD

3.6 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	13	0	11
01:00	4	0	4
02:00	2	0	2
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	4	0	3
05:00	12	0	6
06:00	19	0	11
07:00	15	0	11
08:00	17	1	12
09:00	16	0	13
10:00	19	0	14
11:00	21	0	13
12:00	20	1	13
13:00	20	1	13
14:00	21	0	13
15:00	18	0	13
16:00	16	0	14
17:00	16	0	13
18:00	16	0	13
19:00	18	1	14
20:00	17	0	14
21:00	17	0	12
22:00	16	0	13
23:00	14	0	10

What's running through Preston Park on 23 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week