Search another station

Spotter

What's running through Reading on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Reading on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.9 / 10

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

910 trains693 passenger109 freight12 classes8 operators

The selected timetable contains 910 movements at Reading on 21 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

910 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:3052 trains

43 passenger5 freight4 other7 types

07:31arr1K02
PADDINGTON LONDON → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:31arr5P78
READING TRAINCARE DEPOT → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
07:32arr1A69
WESTBURY WILTS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
07:36arr5P79
READING TRAINCARE DEPOT → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
07:37arr1B04
PADDINGTON LONDON → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:38dep2J15
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
07:38pass6V20
WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7 → MEREHEAD QUARRY (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:39arr1A04
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
07:40dep1P78
READING → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:41arr1P79
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:43arr1D14
PADDINGTON LONDON → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:44arr1O02
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:44arr9R36
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:45dep9U67
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:46arr2J10
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
07:47arr2N10
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:48arr1L04
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
07:51arr2K23
NEWBURY → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:52arr1C04
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:53arr1P10
HEREFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
07:54dep9U69
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:55arr1G05
PADDINGTON LONDON → CHELTENHAM SPA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:55arr6O81
WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL → ALLINGTON HANSON AGG
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:55arr6O92
AVONMOUTH HANSON AGG. (FH) → ARDINGLY HANSON AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:55arr6O94
AVONMOUTH HANSON AGG. (FH) → ALLINGTON HANSON AGG
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:55arr6O98
WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL → ALLINGTON HANSON AGG
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:55arr9R40
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:59arr1D09
OXFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:00arr1A70
PLYMOUTH → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:00dep2J17
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
08:03dep2K32
READING → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:05pass1A06
WESTON-SUPER-MARE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:06arr2J12
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
08:06arr5P81
READING TRAINCARE DEPOT → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
08:09arr1M26
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:10arr1P55
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:10arr1P81
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:11arr1B05
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:12arr9R46
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:13dep9U79
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:15arr1P12
WORCESTER SHRUB HILL → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:16arr1W15
PADDINGTON LONDON → GREAT MALVERN
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:16arr2N12
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:21arr1C05
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:22arr2K25
NEWBURY → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:23arr1L06
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:24dep9U81
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:25dep2J19
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
08:26arr1C72
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:26arr1L64
CHELTENHAM SPA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:26arr9R52
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:28dep5N12
READING → READING TRAINCARE DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other

Other windows

08:45–09:4551 trains

44 passenger3 freight4 other7 types

18:15–19:1551 trains

44 passenger5 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

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

Nearby places to spot trains

The Lineside Ink e-paper display on a wooden desk beside a wristwatch, showing the next train approaching a chosen location.

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Enjoy following the railway? Lineside Ink brings approaching passenger and freight trains to a display in your home. Choose a supported location and glance over as the day unfolds.

Expected price: £149, including VAT and delivery to the UK and Isle of Man.Orders are currently paused. We’ll email you when ordering opens.No subscription required.

Meet the display Check supported locations

Search another stationExplore another station and see the trains expected there.Gifts for trainspottersA different kind of gift for someone who watches the line.Check supported locationsSee whether Lineside Ink's live display covers a chosen station.

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 21 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