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What's running through Slough today?

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

GoodInterest Score 7.0 / 10

12 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

651 trains589 passenger33 freight10 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 651 movements at Slough 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

651 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:00–13:0044 trains

38 passenger5 freight1 other7 types

12:00pass1B13
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:00pass1L14
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:00arr9N26
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:01arr2P37
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:02pass1W02
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEREFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:06arr2A40
WINDSOR & ETON CENTRAL → SLOUGH
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
12:07arr9U37
MAIDENHEAD → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:10pass1P20
GREAT MALVERN → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:10dep2W41
SLOUGH → WINDSOR & ETON CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
12:12pass1C13
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:15pass1A78
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:15pass1C80
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:15pass4M06
SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109 → NORTHAMPTON GATEWAY DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:16arr9R32
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:19pass1K12
PADDINGTON LONDON → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:20arr9U43
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:21arr2N36
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:22pass1A17
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:26arr2A42
WINDSOR & ETON CENTRAL → SLOUGH
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
12:27pass1B14
PADDINGTON LONDON → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:27pass6M91
THEALE LAFARGE FHH → HENDON
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:30pass1A47
SWINDON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:30dep2W43
SLOUGH → WINDSOR & ETON CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
12:30arr9N36
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:31arr2P39
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:34pass1D24
PADDINGTON LONDON → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:37arr9U47
MAIDENHEAD → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:40pass1D21
OXFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:42pass1C14
PADDINGTON LONDON → WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:42pass1K15
NEWBURY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:44pass1G15
PADDINGTON LONDON → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:46pass1L72
GLOUCESTER → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:46arr2A44
WINDSOR & ETON CENTRAL → SLOUGH
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
12:46arr9R42
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:48pass1C81
PADDINGTON LONDON → EXETER ST DAVIDS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:50dep2W45
SLOUGH → WINDSOR & ETON CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
12:50arr9U53
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:51arr2N38
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:53pass1A18
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:55pass6A97
ARC → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:55pass6A99
ARC → DAGENHAM DOCK AMEY ROADSTONE
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:57pass0Z14
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → WEMBLEY LOCO SIDINGS P
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
12:57pass4O50
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:59pass1L16
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:30–09:3041 trains

34 passenger4 freight3 other6 types

13:15–14:1541 trains

37 passenger4 freight6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday07:45–08:45

Best for freightThursday20:15–21:15

Best for varietyFriday08:30–09:30

Most unusualSaturday12:00–13:00

The weekend is quieter — around 37% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.0	651	33	12:00–13:00
Sunday 18	6.0	368	9	21:15–22:15
Monday 19	7.6	792	96	07:45–08:45
Tuesday 20	7.5	809	101	20:15–21:15
Wednesday 21	7.5	813	103	20:15–21:15

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

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

Trains a day795typical weekday

Freight12%95 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 33.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 08:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday782 on average
Tuesday794 on average
Wednesday796 on average
Thursday798 on average
Friday797 on average
Saturday651 on average
Sunday406 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 345 EMU670 workings
Class 387 EMU461 workings
Class 802 DMU383 workings
Class 802 EMU306 workings
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU303 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive250 workings
Diesel-hauled19 workings

Planned operators

Great Western Railway1,448 workings
Elizabeth line670 workings
GB Railfreight184 workings
Freightliner86 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 57 diesel locomotive HST (InterCity 125)Class 59 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 Oct3J43
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1C52
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M06
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0Z14
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5Q66
—
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1A98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5R95
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5R96
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5T24
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5T25
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5R93
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
16 Oct5V81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct3J43
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Q17
—
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	16	3	11	1
01:00	9	6	4	1
02:00	8	6	3	2
03:00	5	3	2	1
04:00	9	3	4	1
05:00	19	5	4	0
06:00	32	2	12	1
07:00	46	3	21	2
08:00	47	5	26	0
09:00	42	3	31	2
10:00	44	5	33	1
11:00	42	4	32	0
12:00	44	6	35	2
13:00	43	4	32	1
14:00	42	4	32	1
15:00	41	5	32	1
16:00	41	2	34	1
17:00	44	4	32	0
18:00	45	3	33	1
19:00	42	3	30	0
20:00	41	5	29	0
21:00	36	5	24	0
22:00	35	3	23	1
23:00	22	3	18	0

What's running through Slough today?

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