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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

Freight only

12:00–13:005 trains

0 passenger5 freight1 types

12:15pass4M06
SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109 → NORTHAMPTON GATEWAY DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:27pass6M91
THEALE LAFARGE FHH → HENDON
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
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
12:57pass4O50
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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14:45–15:455 trains

0 passenger5 freight1 types

08:30–09:304 trains

0 passenger4 freight1 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

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

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
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Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive

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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
Thursday 22	7.5	813	104	20:15–21:15
Friday 23	7.6	804	90	08:30–09:30

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

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