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

AverageInterest Score 5.1 / 10

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

137 trains77 passenger53 freight3 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 137 movements at Purfleet 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

137 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

18:45–19:4510 trains

4 passenger4 freight2 other3 types

18:57arr2R53
GRAYS → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
19:01pass6L79
TARMAC → TILBURY2 CONTAINER TML FL
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
19:05arr2R54
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → GRAYS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
19:17pass4L84
EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LN1
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
19:27arr2R55
GRAYS → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
19:29pass0L42
WEMBLEY LOCO SIDINGS P → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
19:29pass4L42
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
19:32pass0M26
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → WILLESDEN EUROTERMINAL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
19:32pass4M26
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
19:35arr2R56
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → GRAYS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:45–10:459 trains

4 passenger5 freight2 types

13:45–14:459 trains

4 passenger5 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday11:00–12:00

Best for freightTuesday22:30–23:30

Best for varietyMonday11:00–12:00

Most unusualThursday22:30–23:30

The weekend is quieter — around 51% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.1	137	53	18:45–19:45
Sunday 18	3.1	67	2	04:45–05:45
Monday 19	6.1	199	93	11:00–12:00
Tuesday 20	5.9	216	105	22:30–23:30
Wednesday 21	6.1	209	99	18:00–19:00

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

137 trains are booked here today — 7% fewer than a typical Saturday (147).

Trains a day209typical weekday

Freight48%101 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 18:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday202 on average
Tuesday218 on average
Wednesday212 on average
Thursday211 on average
Friday212 on average
Saturday144 on average
Sunday75 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 357 EMU346 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive279 workings
Diesel-hauled26 workings

Planned operators

c2c346 workings
GB Railfreight222 workings
Freightliner74 workings
DB Cargo15 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric locomotive Class 92 electric 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 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M14
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L50
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4L49
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4L83
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L05
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L50
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
15 Oct4L49
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
15 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L64
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M70
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L83
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L05
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct4L50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric 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	6	2	3	1
01:00	5	3	3	2
02:00	4	4	1	1
03:00	6	6	1	1
04:00	9	6	3	3
05:00	10	6	3	2
06:00	12	5	4	2
07:00	8	2	3	0
08:00	7	1	6	1
09:00	8	1	5	1
10:00	8	4	8	3
11:00	13	9	6	1
12:00	8	4	7	2
13:00	12	7	7	2
14:00	11	7	7	2
15:00	7	3	9	4
16:00	9	3	5	0
17:00	9	2	8	3
18:00	14	6	5	0
19:00	6	0	8	2
20:00	8	4	6	1
21:00	11	7	6	1
22:00	8	4	7	2
23:00	10	5	3	0

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