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What's running through Saltash today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.1 / 10

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

64 trains55 passenger5 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 64 movements at Saltash 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

64 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:15–12:157 trains

5 passenger2 freight5 types

11:23pass1C72
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:30pass6V74
BR MARSHALLING YARD → ST BLAZEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:30pass6V75
BR DOWN YARD → ST BLAZEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:35arr2P14
PENZANCE → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:47arr2C47
EXETER ST DAVIDS → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:00pass1A83
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:11pass1C02
BISHOPS LYDEARD GBRF → PENZANCE
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger

Other windows

13:15–14:156 trains

4 passenger2 freight4 types

07:00–08:005 trains

3 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday15:00–16:00

Best for freightSaturday11:15–12:15

Best for varietySunday16:30–17:30

Most unusualWednesday15:00–16:00

The weekend is quieter — around 23% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.1	64	5	11:15–12:15
Sunday 18	3.4	55	0	16:30–17:30
Monday 19	4.1	78	3	15:00–16:00
Tuesday 20	4.1	77	3	15:00–16:00
Wednesday 21	4.4	80	5	15:00–16:00

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

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

Trains a day83typical weekday

Freight5%4 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 07:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday82 on average
Tuesday82 on average
Wednesday85 on average
Thursday82 on average
Friday81 on average
Saturday66 on average
Sunday54 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 Oct1C02
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V76
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1C11
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct6V74
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V75
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B53
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct6C15
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1C52
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct6C14
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B92
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct5L71
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5N02
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Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct2P97
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct1C11
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct1Q18
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)

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	0	0	0	0
01:00	1	0	1	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0	0
05:00	3	0	2	0
06:00	4	0	1	0
07:00	6	0	3	0
08:00	5	0	2	0
09:00	3	0	5	0
10:00	5	0	4	0
11:00	4	1	5	1
12:00	5	0	4	0
13:00	4	1	6	1
14:00	4	0	5	1
15:00	5	1	3	0
16:00	4	0	4	0
17:00	7	0	4	0
18:00	4	0	5	1
19:00	5	1	5	0
20:00	3	0	2	0
21:00	4	0	3	0
22:00	5	0	1	0
23:00	2	0	2	0

What's running through Saltash today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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