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What's running through Prestwick today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.3 / 10

One unusual movement today — Class 66 diesel locomotive isn't commonly seen here.

110 trains94 passenger1 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 110 movements at Prestwick 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

110 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

21:15–22:158 trains

6 passenger1 freight1 other3 types

21:15arr1K59
GLASGOW CENTRAL → AYR
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
21:27pass1A84
KILMARNOCK → STRANRAER
ScotRail · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
21:27pass6S69
NY_(DBS) → BP OIL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
21:34pass5T27
LARGS → AYR
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Other
21:41arr1K66
AYR → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
21:45arr1K61
GLASGOW CENTRAL → AYR
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
22:12arr1K68
AYR → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
22:14arr1K63
GLASGOW CENTRAL → AYR
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:15–09:157 trains

7 passenger0 freight2 types

17:00–18:007 trains

7 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday08:30–09:30

Best for freightMonday08:30–09:30

Best for varietyMonday08:30–09:30

Most unusualWednesday08:30–09:30

The weekend is quieter — around 28% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	110	1	21:15–22:15
Sunday 18	2.7	57	0	13:00–14:00
Monday 19	4.1	111	4	08:30–09:30
Tuesday 20	4.1	116	4	08:30–09:30
Wednesday 21	4.2	117	4	08:30–09:30

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

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

Trains a day116typical weekday

Freight3%4 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 08:00, 06:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday111 on average
Tuesday116 on average
Wednesday116 on average
Thursday117 on average
Friday117 on average
Saturday109 on average
Sunday57 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 380 EMU165 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU38 workings
Diesel-hauled8 workings

Planned operators

ScotRail203 workings
GB Railfreight11 workings
Direct Rail Services2 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 66 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 Oct6S69
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6S55
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6S69
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6S73
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6S68
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6S55
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6S69
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6S73
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6S68
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S90
—
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

PRESTWICK INTERNAT'NL AIRPORT

PRA

0.2 km, straight lineOn this line

NEWTON ON AYR

NOA

3.1 km, straight line

AYR

4.9 km, straight lineOn this line

TROON

TRN

5.3 km, straight lineOn this line

AYR CARRIAGE CLEANING

XAR

5.9 km, straight lineOn this line

BARASSIE

BSS

7 km, straight line

IRVINE

IRV

12.8 km, straight line

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

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What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Nearby places to spot trains

What tends to happen here

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Recent booked movements

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