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What's running through Saltwood Junction on 23 October 2026?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.1 / 10

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

131 trains91 passenger27 freight6 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 131 movements at Saltwood Junction 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

131 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

21:30–22:3012 trains

4 passenger5 freight3 other5 types

21:42pass2R64
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
21:44pass2W74
DOVER PRIORY → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
21:49pass6B63
WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7 → DOLLANDS MOOR (GBRF)
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
Freight
21:50pass5W31
RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE → ASHFORD DOWN SIGINGS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Other
21:56pass1L66
ST PANCRAS → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
22:04pass1L71
RAMSGATE → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
22:05pass3S73
TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS → TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
22:08pass6O26
DITTON FOUNDRY LANE(AHC) EWS → DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
22:08pass7O81
DAGENHAM DOCK RECEPTION → DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
22:10pass5W54
RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE → ASHFORD DOWN SIGINGS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Other
22:12pass6O71
DAVENTRY INT RFT RECEP RFD → DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
22:16pass6B71
DB CARGO FAN A AND B SIDINGS → DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
Freight

Other windows

18:00–19:0011 trains

6 passenger5 freight3 types

20:15–21:1510 trains

4 passenger4 freight2 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday21:30–22:30

Best for freightFriday21:30–22:30

Best for varietySaturday06:30–07:30

Most unusualSunday15:15–16:15

The weekend is quieter — around 31% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.3	93	10	06:30–07:30
Sunday 18	4.1	81	6	15:15–16:15
Monday 19	5.0	135	24	22:00–23:00
Tuesday 20	4.8	121	22	22:00–23:00
Wednesday 21	4.9	120	21	22:00–23:00

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

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

Trains a day126typical weekday

Freight18%23 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 22:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday132 on average
Tuesday121 on average
Wednesday121 on average
Thursday126 on average
Friday132 on average
Saturday95 on average
Sunday79 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 66 diesel locomotive159 workings
Class 92 electric locomotive148 workings
EMU114 workings
Class 395 EMU82 workings
Diesel-hauled57 workings

Planned operators

GB Railfreight377 workings
Southeastern196 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 47 diesel locomotive Class 86 electric 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 Oct6D23
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct1Y87
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6O51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct7L22
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct8Y74
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3Y74
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0W67
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S73
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Y44
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4B55
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct6B61
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct6B63
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct6B71
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct6B73
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
15 Oct5Y47
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 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

Nearby places to spot trains

DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS

XLM

0.7 km, straight lineOn this line

SANDLING

SDG

1.9 km, straight lineOn this line

WESTENHANGER

WHA

4 km, straight lineOn this line

FOLKESTONE WEST

FKW

4.2 km, straight line

FOLKESTONE CENTRAL

FKC

5.4 km, straight line

KEARSNEY

KSN

14 km, straight line

SHEPHERDS WELL

SPH

14.4 km, straight line

WYE

14.9 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	4	0	1	0
01:00	1	0	1	0
02:00	1	1	1	1
03:00	1	1	0	0
04:00	2	1	0	0
05:00	5	1	1	0
06:00	7	1	3	1
07:00	6	0	3	0
08:00	7	1	5	0
09:00	5	0	5	1
10:00	4	0	4	0
11:00	5	0	5	0
12:00	4	0	5	0
13:00	6	1	5	0
14:00	5	0	6	0
15:00	7	1	5	0
16:00	5	0	5	0
17:00	7	1	4	0
18:00	10	4	5	1
19:00	6	0	5	0
20:00	8	3	6	1
21:00	5	1	5	0
22:00	10	5	4	0
23:00	5	1	4	1

What's running through Saltwood Junction 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.

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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