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What's running through Sidcup on 23 October 2026?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.3 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

292 trains180 passenger66 freight4 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 292 movements at Sidcup 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

292 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:15–07:1520 trains

12 passenger5 freight3 other3 types

06:16arr2D16
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
06:20pass6M14
GRAIN THAMESPORT (GBRF) → WILLESDEN EUROTERMINAL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:20pass6V14
GRAIN OIL TERMINAL GBRF → COLNBROOK BAA GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:24arr2N08
CHARING CROSS LONDON → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
06:28pass6O46
WILLESDEN EUROTERMINAL GBRF → CLIFFE BRETT MARINE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:32arr1D18
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
06:36pass3S76
TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS → TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
06:42arr1D19
CRAYFORD → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
06:42arr2I91
CHARING CROSS LONDON → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
06:46arr2D20
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
06:52arr1N12
CHARING CROSS LONDON → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
06:55arr1D90
CRAYFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
06:56pass3N82
CHARING CROSS LONDON → BARNEHURST
Southeastern · EMU
Other
06:59pass0V68
HOOJ JUNCTION UP YARD → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:01arr1D22
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:01pass6O31
HANWELL BRIDGE LOOP → ANGERSTEIN WHARF FLHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:01pass6O32
SOUTHALL W LOOP & B'FORD SDGS → ANGERSTEIN WHARF FLHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:07arr2I07
LEE → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:11arr2N14
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:12arr1D23
CRAYFORD → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

11:30–12:3020 trains

8 passenger5 freight7 other3 types

08:00–09:0016 trains

14 passenger2 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday05:45–06:45

Best for freightTuesday05:45–06:45

Best for varietyMonday12:15–13:15

Most unusualFriday12:15–13:15

The weekend is quieter — around 45% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.2	166	1	00:30–01:30
Sunday 18	3.9	158	1	12:00–13:00
Monday 19	6.2	289	66	12:15–13:15
Tuesday 20	6.4	297	72	05:45–06:45
Wednesday 21	6.3	297	71	12:15–13:15

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

166 trains are booked here today — 13% fewer than a typical Saturday (191).

Trains a day292typical weekday

Freight23%68 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 06:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday291 on average
Tuesday294 on average
Wednesday293 on average
Thursday295 on average
Friday290 on average
Saturday185 on average
Sunday134 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

EMU370 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive156 workings
Diesel-hauled49 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern370 workings
GB Railfreight210 workings
DB Cargo3 workings
Freightliner2 workings
Colas Rail1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 60 diesel locomotive Class 47 diesel locomotive

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 Oct6Y27
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7N33
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6C01
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6Y84
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct8Y71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6N31
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6O31
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6O32
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M95
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Y55
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Y86
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct7M50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct7U08
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 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	8	2	6	0
01:00	6	0	4	0
02:00	1	1	0	0
03:00	4	4	1	1
04:00	7	3	1	0
05:00	15	6	4	1
06:00	18	5	5	0
07:00	15	1	7	0
08:00	16	2	7	0
09:00	12	0	9	1
10:00	12	1	9	0
11:00	18	5	8	0
12:00	15	5	9	0
13:00	12	4	10	1
14:00	16	6	8	0
15:00	11	2	9	1
16:00	15	5	9	1
17:00	13	0	9	0
18:00	14	1	9	0
19:00	14	2	9	0
20:00	16	4	8	0
21:00	12	4	9	0
22:00	12	3	8	0
23:00	10	2	7	0

What's running through Sidcup 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

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week