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What's running through Reading on 24 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Reading on 24 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 24 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 6.9 / 10

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

739 trains628 passenger28 freight10 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 739 movements at Reading on 24 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

739 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 24 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:45–08:4544 trains

35 passenger3 freight6 other9 types

07:45arr1D14
PADDINGTON LONDON → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:45arr1L04
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
07:48pass6A95
ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD → ARC
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:49arr5O59
READING TRAINCARE DEPOT → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Other
07:53arr1C04
PADDINGTON LONDON → WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:53arr3A41
COCKLEBURY EMU SIDINGS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
07:54dep1O59
READING → GATWICK AIRPORT
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
07:55arr1G05
PADDINGTON LONDON → CHELTENHAM SPA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:56arr2J08
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
07:57arr1P10
GREAT MALVERN → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
07:58arr1C52
PADDINGTON LONDON → BISHOPS LYDEARD(W.SOMERSET RY)
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger
07:58arr2P23
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:59dep9U61
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:02dep2K30
READING → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:03arr5P23
READING TRAINCARE DEPOT → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
08:05arr1M26
SOUTHAMPTON AIRPORT (PARKWAY) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:07dep2J13
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
08:08pass5A50
PADDINGTON LONDON → READING TRAINCARE DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
Other
08:09arr1A06
WESTON-SUPER-MARE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:11arr9R42
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:13arr1B05
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:15arr4V85
IPSWICH YARD → STOKE GIFFORD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:15arr4V86
IPSWICH YARD → WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:16arr1L05
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:16arr1W15
PADDINGTON LONDON → GREAT MALVERN
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:20arr2J12
BASINGSTOKE → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
08:21arr2N18
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:23arr1C05
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:24arr1D11
OXFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:26arr1C72
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:29arr5E85
EASTLEIGH BUSINESS TRAVEL → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
08:29dep9U71
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:31arr1K04
PADDINGTON LONDON → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:32arr1K07
NEWBURY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:32arr2P25
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:33arr1L64
CHELTENHAM SPA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:36arr5P25
READING TRAINCARE DEPOT → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
08:37dep2J15
READING → BASINGSTOKE
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
08:38arr1U06
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:40arr1A07
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:41arr1O04
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → SOUTHAMPTON AIRPORT (PARKWAY)
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:41arr9R50
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:42arr2K29
NEWBURY → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:44arr1D16
PADDINGTON LONDON → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

11:00–12:0044 trains

41 passenger1 freight2 other7 types

12:45–13:4543 trains

39 passenger3 freight1 other7 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
Sunday 18	6.3	467	10	23:45–00:45
Monday 19	7.9	876	98	20:00–21:00
Tuesday 20	7.8	907	109	20:00–21:00
Wednesday 21	7.9	910	109	20:00–21:00
Thursday 22	7.9	913	110	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

467 trains are booked here today — 5% more than a typical Sunday (444).

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

Monday869 on average
Tuesday895 on average
Wednesday896 on average
Thursday900 on average
Friday890 on average
Saturday740 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.

18 Oct6A10
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
18 Oct6V91
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
18 Oct5T34
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
18 Oct4Q09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
18 Oct0V14
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
18 Oct5C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
18 Oct0Z69
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
18 Oct3J42
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
18 Oct3R93
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
18 Oct1C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
18 Oct3R95
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
18 Oct1A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
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

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

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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	33	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 24 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

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

Recent booked movements

The week ahead