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What's running through Rugby on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Rugby on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

ExcellentInterest Score 8.0 / 10

26 unusual movements expected today, including Class 67 diesel locomotive.

591 trains431 passenger131 freight17 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 591 movements at Rugby on 23 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

591 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:30–17:3039 trains

28 passenger7 freight4 other9 types

16:31pass4L68
BIRCH COPPICE GBRF → LONDON GATEWAY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:32arr1Y45
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
16:35pass1A54
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:35arr1A55
CREWE → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
16:36pass1F28
EUSTON LONDON → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
16:37pass4O32
HAMS HALL GBRF → SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:41arr1U41
EUSTON LONDON → CREWE
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
16:44arr1Y54
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
16:45arr1H30
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:47pass1A56
CHESTER → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 805 DMU
Passenger
16:50pass9M55
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:51pass1D90
EUSTON LONDON → CHESTER
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
16:54pass1A57
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:54arr1B52
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
16:54pass1F29
EUSTON LONDON → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:56arr4M56
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → LIVERPOOL GARSTON FRTLNR DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:56arr4M87
FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY → MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:57pass9G31
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:59arr4L62
DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:00pass1H31
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:02pass1M02
STIRLING → EUSTON LONDON
DMU
Passenger
17:02arr1Y47
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:08pass4L18
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TML GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
Freight
17:09pass1A58
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:10pass6Q10
CARDIFF CANTON TAFF VALE SDGS. → RUGBY DEPOT ACCESS LINE
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
17:14arr1Y56
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:14arr9G32
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:16arr5V42
STEAMTOWN RAILWAY MUSEUM → SOUTHALL WCR
Class 47 diesel locomotive
Other
17:17arr0K07
DAVENTRY DRS (TESCO) → M&EE WAGON SHOP
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
17:17pass1S82
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:19pass1B53
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:20pass1H71
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:22pass1A59
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:24arr4L56
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TERMINAL → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LN1
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:24pass6U88
HORSHAM M.D.U. SIDING → BRML HQ
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
17:25pass1M14
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:26pass1S03
EUSTON LONDON → STIRLING
DMU
Passenger
17:26arr1U38
CREWE → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:29pass9S93
EUSTON LONDON → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger

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15:00–16:0036 trains

27 passenger8 freight1 other6 types

18:45–19:4536 trains

26 passenger9 freight1 other7 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday16:30–17:30

Best for freightFriday16:30–17:30

Best for varietyMonday16:30–17:30

Most unusualMonday16:30–17:30

The weekend is quieter — around 50% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.9	336	59	15:00–16:00
Sunday 18	6.3	251	20	15:45–16:45
Monday 19	8.0	581	120	16:30–17:30
Tuesday 20	7.9	583	125	16:30–17:30
Wednesday 21	7.9	586	130	16:30–17:30
Thursday 22

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

336 trains are booked here today — 27% fewer than a typical Saturday (459).

Trains a day591typical weekday

Freight22%132 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 24.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 15:00, 16:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday590 on average
Tuesday594 on average
Wednesday595 on average
Thursday592 on average
Friday592 on average
Saturday428 on average
Sunday317 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 Oct4L89
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S46
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0M03
—
Freightliner · Electric-hauled
17 Oct1B20
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct4S43
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B22
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct4M49
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B28
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct0S49
—
Freightliner · Electric-hauled
17 Oct4M27
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M43
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0M03
—
Freightliner · Electric-hauled
17 Oct9G46
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct9G47
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU

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	6	4	3	2
01:00	8	6	1	1
02:00	7	7	1	1
03:00	7	7	2	2
04:00	9	7	3	2
05:00	8	3	5	2
06:00	23	8	9	3
07:00	27	1	14	4
08:00	35	7	16	2
09:00	29	2	21	3
10:00	34	4	20	2
11:00	34	6	20	1
12:00	31	4	24	2
13:00	33	4	25	3
14:00	33	4	26	2
15:00	35	7	27	5
16:00	36	9	25	3
17:00	35	4	26	4
18:00	35	8	24	1
19:00	30	6	23	1
20:00	29	5	19	1
21:00	26	3	19	2
22:00	21	8	13	0
23:00	20	8	8	1

What's running through Rugby on 23 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