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What's running through South Ruislip on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at South Ruislip on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

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

259 trains214 passenger19 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 259 movements at South Ruislip on 21 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

259 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:15–10:1519 trains

13 passenger3 freight3 other4 types

09:18pass1T17
MARYLEBONE LONDON → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
09:19pass1Y19
OXFORD → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
09:25pass1Y20
OXFORD → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
09:29pass2W17
MARYLEBONE LONDON → HIGH WYCOMBE
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
09:32pass1H22
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:43pass1Y23
OXFORD → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:48pass1G19
MARYLEBONE LONDON → BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:54pass1T19
MARYLEBONE LONDON → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:59pass1H24
HIGH WYCOMBE → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
10:00arr6C03
WEST LONDON WASTE → SEVERNSIDE SITA
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:03pass1Y25
OXFORD → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:07pass1H25
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 68 diesel locomotive
Passenger
10:09pass3Q85
WEMBLEY LMD → BANBURY
Chiltern Railways · Class 68 diesel locomotive
Other
10:09pass3Q86
WEMBLEY LMD → BANBURY DEPOT RECEPTION
Chiltern Railways · Class 68 diesel locomotive
Other
10:09pass3Q87
WEMBLEY LMD → BANBURY
Chiltern Railways · Class 68 diesel locomotive
Other
10:10pass2H26
GERRARDS CROSS → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
10:12arr6A58
BARDON HILL GBRF → QUAINTON RAILHEAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:12arr6A66
TYTHERINGTON → QUAINTON RAILHEAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:14pass1R21
MARYLEBONE LONDON → BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET
Chiltern Railways · Class 68 diesel locomotive
Passenger

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17:30–18:3019 trains

17 passenger1 freight1 other3 types

07:15–08:1518 trains

16 passenger1 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday14:15–15:15

Best for freightFriday14:15–15:15

Best for varietyMonday14:15–15:15

Most unusualSunday12:15–13:15

The weekend is quieter — around 36% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.3	176	8	16:00–17:00
Sunday 18	4.0	152	0	12:15–13:15
Monday 19	5.5	253	19	14:15–15:15
Tuesday 20	5.5	260	19	14:15–15:15
Wednesday 21	5.5	259	19	14:15–15:15

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

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

Trains a day260typical weekday

Freight8%20 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 10:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday255 on average
Tuesday262 on average
Wednesday263 on average
Thursday261 on average
Friday258 on average
Saturday174 on average
Sunday142 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

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 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6B11
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M51
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Q16
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct6B11
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6B11
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1Q16
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
13 Oct6B11
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct6B11
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
12 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3J04
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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

WEST RUISLIP

WRU

2.8 km, straight lineOn this line

NORTHOLT PARK

NLT

2.9 km, straight line

SUDBURY HILL

SDH

4.5 km, straight line

HARROW-ON-THE-HILL LT

HOH

5.2 km, straight line

SOUTHALL

STL

5.7 km, straight line

SUDBURY & HARROW ROAD

SUD

5.9 km, straight line

HAYES & HARLINGTON

HAY

6 km, straight line

HEATHROW EXPRESS TERMINAL ONE

HXX

6 km, straight line

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

What's running through South Ruislip on 21 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