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What's running through Salfords today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.4 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

219 trains213 passenger0 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 219 movements at Salfords 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

219 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:30–12:3013 trains

13 passenger0 freight2 types

11:30arr9R15
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:32pass1V46
GATWICK AIRPORT → READING PLATFORMS 4A&B
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
11:38arr9R28
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:41pass9J21
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:51pass1O65
READING PLATFORMS 4A&B → GATWICK AIRPORT
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
11:54pass9J32
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:58arr9R17
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:02pass1V47
GATWICK AIRPORT → READING PLATFORMS 4A&B
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
12:08arr9R30
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:11pass9J23
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:21pass1O66
READING PLATFORMS 4A&B → GATWICK AIRPORT
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
12:24pass9J34
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:28arr9R19
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

15:15–16:1513 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

06:15–07:1512 trains

9 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday11:15–12:15

Best for freightWednesday11:00–12:00

Best for varietyMonday11:30–12:30

Most unusualThursday11:15–12:15

The weekend is quieter — around 62% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.4	219	0	05:00–06:00
Sunday 18	0.8	2	0	00:45–01:45
Monday 19	5.8	278	21	11:30–12:30
Tuesday 20	5.7	297	19	11:15–12:15
Wednesday 21	5.8	299	22	11:00–12:00

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

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

Trains a day289typical weekday

Freight7%21 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 17:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday289 on average
Tuesday290 on average
Wednesday293 on average
Thursday290 on average
Friday291 on average
Saturday215 on average
Sunday133 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

Most common train types

Class 700 EMU288 workings
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU154 workings
EMU123 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive37 workings
Diesel-hauled25 workings

Planned operators

Thameslink288 workings
Great Western Railway154 workings
Southern112 workings
GB Railfreight61 workings
Gatwick Express

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU

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 Oct3S91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6Q03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6U88
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S95
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5F96
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct1G01
—
Gatwick Express · EMU
16 Oct5F97
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct5F96
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct1G01
—
Gatwick Express · EMU
15 Oct5F97
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct3S91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S95
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Q76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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
00:00	9	0	7
01:00	6	0	3
02:00	1	0	1
03:00	1	0	1
04:00	6	1	2
05:00	12	2	7
06:00	12	0	8
07:00	13	1	10
08:00	14	0	10
09:00	15	0	8
10:00	15	3	9
11:00	15	3	9
12:00	17	3	9
13:00	14	2	9
14:00	16	2	9
15:00	14	1	9
16:00	16	1	10
17:00	17	1	9
18:00	14	0	10
19:00	15	0	9
20:00	14	1	8
21:00	11	0	8
22:00	9	0	6
23:00	13	0	7

What's running through Salfords today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

The week ahead

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