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What's running through Reading today?

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

GoodInterest Score 7.1 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Class 47 diesel locomotive.

736 trains616 passenger33 freight11 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 736 movements at Reading 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

736 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:00–12:0046 trains

40 passenger3 freight3 other8 types

11:01arr1A76
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:01arr2P35
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:01pass6C03
WEST LONDON WASTE → SEVERNSIDE SITA
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:02pass6Q75
WOODBOROUGH UP SIDINGS → CE SIDING
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:03arr1A46
SWINDON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:04dep2J27
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
11:06arr1M38
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:06arr5P35
READING TRAINCARE DEPOT → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
11:08arr1C45
PADDINGTON LONDON → WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:08arr1V83
NEWCASTLE → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:09dep2K36
READING → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:10arr9R02
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:11arr1A15
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:11arr1B11
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:14arr2N30
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:15arr1W21
PADDINGTON LONDON → GREAT MALVERN
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:20arr1L13
BRISTOL PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:20pass6M91
THEALE LAFARGE FHH → HENDON
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:23arr1C11
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:25arr1D19
OXFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:26arr1C78
PADDINGTON LONDON → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:27arr2J26
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
11:29arr1K13
NEWBURY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:29dep9U33
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:30arr1K10
PADDINGTON LONDON → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:31arr1L70
GLOUCESTER → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:33arr2P37
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:37dep2J29
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
11:40arr1A16
WESTON-SUPER-MARE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:40arr9R12
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:41arr1C46
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWINDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:41arr1O10
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:41arr2K35
NEWBURY → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:43arr1A77
PAIGNTON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:44arr2N32
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:45dep1E40
READING → LEEDS
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:46arr1D22
PADDINGTON LONDON → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:46arr1L14
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:48arr5Q65
CENTRE SIDINGS → .
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Other
11:49arr2J28
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
11:53arr1C12
PADDINGTON LONDON → WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:53pass4M06
SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109 → NORTHAMPTON GATEWAY DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:55arr1G13
PADDINGTON LONDON → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:58arr1P20
GREAT MALVERN → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:59arr1A78
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:59dep9U43
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger

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07:45–08:4544 trains

34 passenger4 freight6 other9 types

13:00–14:0043 trains

37 passenger4 freight2 other8 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday20:00–21:00

Best for freightThursday20:00–21:00

Best for varietyFriday12:30–13:30

Most unusualMonday20:00–21:00

The weekend is quieter — around 33% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.1	736	33	15:30–16:30
Sunday 18	6.3	465	9	20:00–21:00
Monday 19	7.9	878	102	20:00–21:00
Tuesday 20	7.8	905	107	20:00–21:00
Wednesday 21	7.9	910	109	20:00–21:00

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

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

Trains a day892typical weekday

Freight11%99 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 37.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 17:00, 20:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday870 on average
Tuesday894 on average
Wednesday896 on average
Thursday901 on average
Friday890 on average
Saturday741 on average
Sunday450 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 Oct1C52
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M06
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5Q66
—
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1A98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5R95
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5R96
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5T24
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5T25
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5R93
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
16 Oct5V81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct1J66
—
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
16 Oct5Y73
—
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
16 Oct1J70
—
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
16 Oct3L67
—
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU

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	25	4	19	1
01:00	12	5	7	2
02:00	11	6	3	1
03:00	10	4	3	2
04:00	14	4	5	0
05:00	29	1	10	1
06:00	42	3	20	1
07:00	49	7	24	1
08:00	48	2	31	1
09:00	48	3	34	2
10:00	46	3	35	0
11:00	42	6	35	1
12:00	43	4	34	1
13:00	46	7	34	2
14:00	41	4	32	1
15:00	47	4	33	1
16:00	44	3	33	1
17:00	48	3	32	0
18:00	48	5	32	0
19:00	46	2	33	0
20:00	48	7	33	0
21:00	42	7	27	0
22:00	36	3	25	0
23:00	27	2	22	1

What's running through Reading today?

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

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Recent booked movements

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Nearby places to spot trains