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What's running through Reading on 19 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Reading on 19 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 19 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.9 / 10

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

878 trains687 passenger102 freight12 classes8 operators

The selected timetable contains 878 movements at Reading on 19 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

878 booked timetable movements at this location on Monday 19 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:45–09:4553 trains

44 passenger5 freight4 other7 types

08:45arr1E85
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → NEWCASTLE
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:45dep9U89
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:46arr1D16
PADDINGTON LONDON → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:48arr1O04
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:48dep2K90
READING → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:49pass1L07
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:49arr2N14
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:53arr1C06
PADDINGTON LONDON → WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:53arr6A86
DIDCOT YARD → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:55arr1G07
PADDINGTON LONDON → CHELTENHAM SPA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:56arr1J72
PLYMOUTH → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:58arr5P31
READING TRAINCARE DEPOT → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
08:58arr9R66
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:58dep9U95
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:59dep2J21
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
09:01pass6A59
WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL → WEST DRAYTON FRAYS SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:02arr2P31
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:03arr1J73
PADDINGTON LONDON → WESTBURY WILTS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
09:04arr2J18
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
09:08arr1V81
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:08arr4V87
PARKESTON QUAY YARD → STOKE GIFFORD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:08arr4V88
PARKESTON QUAY YARD → WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:09arr1A09
TAUNTON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:09arr1M30
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:11arr1B07
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
09:11arr1K07
NEWBURY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:11arr9R74
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:13dep2K36
READING → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:14arr1P14
GREAT MALVERN → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:16arr1L09
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:16arr1W17
PADDINGTON LONDON → GREAT MALVERN
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
09:16arr2N16
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:16dep9U01
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:22arr5B25
MAIDENHEAD → READING TRAINCARE DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Other
09:23arr1C07
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
09:24arr1D15
OXFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:26arr1C74
PADDINGTON LONDON → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
09:26dep5N16
READING → READING TRAINCARE DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
09:26arr9R82
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:28dep9U07
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:29arr1A73
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:31arr1L66
WORCESTER SHRUB HILL → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:32arr1K06
PADDINGTON LONDON → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:32pass6L98
BICESTER MOD GBRF → SHOEBURYNESS MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:34dep2J23
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
09:38arr9R90
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:39arr2P34
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:39dep5N82
READING → MAIDENHEAD CARRIAGE SDGS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
09:40arr1A12
TAUNTON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:41arr1B08
PADDINGTON LONDON → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
09:41arr1K09
NEWBURY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:42arr1O06
NOTTINGHAM → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:43dep1E32
READING → YORK
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger

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07:30–08:3052 trains

44 passenger4 freight4 other8 types

19:15–20:1550 trains

39 passenger5 freight6 other9 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

Nearby places to spot trains

READING PLATFORMS 4A&B

RDZ

1.2 km, straight line

READING WEST

RDW

1.4 km, straight lineOn this line

EARLEY

EAR

4.2 km, straight lineOn this line

TILEHURST

TLH

4.3 km, straight line

WINNERSH TRIANGLE

WTI

5.9 km, straight line

WINNERSH

WNS

7.2 km, straight line

THEALE

THE

7.7 km, straight line

TWYFORD

TWY

7.9 km, straight line

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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 on 19 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

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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