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What's running through Spondon today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

230 trains201 passenger0 freight7 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 230 movements at Spondon 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

230 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:4514 trains

13 passenger0 freight1 other5 types

06:57pass2A47
MATLOCK → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:58pass1O06
NOTTINGHAM → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:02pass1E38
DERBY → LEEDS
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:05pass1F03
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:08pass1C14
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:13pass1K53
NOTTINGHAM → CREWE
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:15arr1D50
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:21arr2J49
AMBERGATE → LINCOLN
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:22pass3Q03
KING'S CROSS LONDON → BRB HEADQUARTERS DERBY
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:26pass1V04
NOTTINGHAM → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:30pass1F05
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:35pass1C17
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
07:39arr2A10
LINCOLN → MATLOCK
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:42pass1D51
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:30–10:3014 trains

13 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

10:45–11:4514 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday15:00–16:00

Best for freightMonday15:30–16:30

Best for varietyFriday15:00–16:00

Most unusualSaturday21:15–22:15

The weekend is quieter — around 32% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	230	0	21:15–22:15
Sunday 18	4.5	116	2	21:45–22:45
Monday 19	5.2	257	7	15:30–16:30
Tuesday 20	5.0	252	6	15:00–16:00
Wednesday 21	5.3	253	7	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

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

Trains a day257typical weekday

Freight2%6 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 08:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday266 on average
Tuesday254 on average
Wednesday257 on average
Thursday257 on average
Friday257 on average
Saturday232 on average
Sunday114 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 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU281 workings
DMU127 workings
Class 810 DMU67 workings
Diesel-hauled55 workings
Class 810 EMU36 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive19 workings

Planned operators

East Midlands Railway379 workings
CrossCountry140 workings
GB Railfreight88 workings
Freightliner1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

HST (InterCity 125)Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 220 or 221 DMU 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 Oct3Q03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0F16
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Q68
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Q79
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6U34
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct2A46
—
East Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1E38
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1M71
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct2A00
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct1O06
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
16 Oct2Q60
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct1Q21
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct1Q53
—
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

Nearby places to spot trains

ETCHES PARK T&RSMD (CARR ENG)

XEP

2 km, straight lineOn this line

DERBY

DBY

3.7 km, straight lineOn this line

PEARTREE

PEA

4.2 km, straight line

SINFIN CENTRAL

SFC

4.5 km, straight line

SINFIN NORTH

SIR

4.6 km, straight line

WEMBLEY LMD

XWY

8.3 km, straight line

LONG EATON

LGE

8.6 km, straight lineOn this line

TRENT EAST JN

XTR

10.1 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	6	0	3
01:00	1	0	2
02:00	1	0	1
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	4	0	1
05:00	7	0	3
06:00	11	0	5
07:00	13	1	7
08:00	17	0	10
09:00	14	1	10
10:00	19	0	9
11:00	12	0	10
12:00	13	0	10
13:00	15	0	10
14:00	12	0	9
15:00	16	2	10
16:00	13	0	9
17:00	13	0	10
18:00	17	1	11
19:00	14	1	10
20:00	11	0	8
21:00	11	0	10
22:00	10	0	9
23:00	7	0	7

What's running through Spondon 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

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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