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What's running through Swindon today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 59 diesel locomotive.

229 trains182 passenger28 freight9 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 229 movements at Swindon 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

229 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:15–11:1518 trains

16 passenger2 freight5 types

10:15arr1C41
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWINDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:19arr1L12
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:20arr1C08
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
10:25dep1A46
SWINDON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:29arr1G09
PADDINGTON LONDON → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
10:33arr1N57
OXFORD → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:35arr2M15
WESTBURY WILTS → SWINDON
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:38arr1B09
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
10:39arr1A15
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
10:47arr1L13
BRISTOL PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:47pass4V87
IPSWICH YARD → STOKE GIFFORD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:47pass4V88
IPSWICH YARD → WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:54arr1C09
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
10:56arr1N58
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:04arr1L70
GLOUCESTER → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:05dep2M25
SWINDON → WESTBURY WILTS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:09arr1A16
WESTON-SUPER-MARE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:13arr1C43
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWINDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger

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12:15–13:1517 trains

15 passenger1 freight1 other6 types

14:00–15:0017 trains

12 passenger3 freight2 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday14:45–15:45

Best for freightTuesday14:45–15:45

Best for varietySaturday10:30–11:30

Most unusualMonday14:45–15:45

The weekend is quieter — around 35% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.8	227	28	10:30–11:30
Sunday 18	4.9	173	15	20:15–21:15
Monday 19	6.7	309	85	14:45–15:45
Tuesday 20	6.7	313	92	14:45–15:45
Wednesday 21	6.6	312	91	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

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

Trains a day301typical weekday

Freight27%82 movements

Busiest hour15:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 15:00, 17:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday307 on average
Tuesday309 on average
Wednesday308 on average
Thursday303 on average
Friday295 on average
Saturday221 on average
Sunday163 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 Oct6A31
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GB Railfreight · Class 59 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct5Q65
—
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct5Q66
—
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct6A36
—
GB Railfreight · Class 59 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6A15
—
Freightliner · Class 59 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M40
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1V01
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V12
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q17
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct1Q18
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GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct1Q19
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GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct6A36
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GB Railfreight · Class 59 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

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	3	1	3	1
01:00	4	3	0	0
02:00	3	3	1	1
03:00	5	4	0	0
04:00	4	4	1	1
05:00	8	5	1	1
06:00	15	5	5	0
07:00	12	0	4	0
08:00	16	1	9	0
09:00	15	4	12	1
10:00	14	3	13	2
11:00	15	2	13	0
12:00	12	2	11	0
13:00	18	3	11	0
14:00	20	7	12	1
15:00	24	10	13	1
16:00	11	1	12	1
17:00	20	5	13	1
18:00	15	3	12	1
19:00	14	2	13	0
20:00	14	2	11	1
21:00	17	5	11	1
22:00	13	5	7	0
23:00	9	2	4	0

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable