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What's running through Port Talbot today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

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

103 trains80 passenger5 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 103 movements at Port Talbot 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

103 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:00–10:009 trains

5 passenger1 freight3 other5 types

09:02arr1L14
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:08pass0B26
BSC (TROSTRE WORKS) → MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
09:39arr1B32
SWANSEA → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
09:45arr1B03
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
09:47pass0B03
BSC (TROSTRE WORKS) → MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
09:47pass6B03
BSC (TROSTRE WORKS) → MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:52arr2B52
SWANSEA → PORT TALBOT
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
09:55arr1V32
CREWE → SWANSEA
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
09:56dep5B57
PORT TALBOT → PORT TALBOT
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Other

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13:00–14:008 trains

5 passenger1 freight2 other5 types

15:30–16:308 trains

6 passenger1 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:45–18:45

Best for freightMonday17:45–18:45

Best for varietyMonday17:45–18:45

Most unusualSaturday09:30–10:30

The weekend is quieter — around 34% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	103	5	09:30–10:30
Sunday 18	3.9	78	7	14:00–15:00
Monday 19	5.4	140	21	17:45–18:45
Tuesday 20	5.2	140	20	17:45–18:45
Wednesday 21	5.3	139	21	17:45–18:45

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

103 trains are booked here today — 12% fewer than a typical Saturday (117).

Trains a day137typical weekday

Freight14%19 movements

Busiest hour09:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 18:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday139 on average
Tuesday140 on average
Wednesday140 on average
Thursday137 on average
Friday136 on average
Saturday113 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 Oct6B13
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5F13
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct2B57
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct5M08
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct6B26
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2B53
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct6B03
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6B45
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6B16
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B54
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct2B26
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct1W13
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6B13
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6B41
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6B47
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 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

Nearby places to spot trains

NEATH

NTH

8.1 km, straight line

SKEWEN

SKE

8.9 km, straight line

PYLE

PYL

10.8 km, straight line

LLANSAMLET

LAS

11 km, straight line

SWANSEA

SWA

11.7 km, straight line

BAGLAN

BAJ

103.2 km, straight lineOn this line

BRITON FERRY

BNF

117.5 km, straight lineOn this line

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

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