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What's running through Stafford on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Stafford on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

ExcellentInterest Score 8.2 / 10

25 unusual movements expected today, including Class 197 DMU.

619 trains396 passenger172 freight18 classes10 operators

The selected timetable contains 619 movements at Stafford on 20 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

619 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:00–15:0038 trains

26 passenger7 freight5 other11 types

14:01arr1M41
PAIGNTON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
14:05pass0A06
CREWE IEMD RESTRUCTURED TM → WEMBLEY LOCO SIDINGS P
GB Railfreight · Electric-hauled
Other
14:06pass1F22
EUSTON LONDON → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
14:06arr6X43
DAGENHAM DOCK RECP GBRF → GARSTON CAR TERMINAL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:09arr1F58
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:09arr1G54
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:12arr1A44
CHESTER → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 805 DMU
Passenger
14:14pass5M43
SOUTHALL WCR → STEAMTOWN RAILWAY MUSEUM
Class 47 diesel locomotive
Other
14:17arr2K96
CREWE → STAFFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:20arr1O20
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
14:20pass4M81
FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY → MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:22arr1D87
EUSTON LONDON → CHESTER
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
14:22arr9M54
EDINBURGH → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:24pass4H61
SMALL HEATH LAFARGE GBRF → TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:27pass1A92
BLACKPOOL NORTH → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
14:30arr1U35
EUSTON LONDON → CREWE
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:31arr1M42
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
14:31arr1U34
CREWE → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:31pass6O26
DITTON FOUNDRY LANE(AHC) EWS → DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:33pass1F23
EUSTON LONDON → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:35pass5Q78
CREWE → CARMD
GB Railfreight · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
14:39arr1F59
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:39arr1G55
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:40pass1A46
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
14:43dep2K97
STAFFORD → CREWE
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:43pass4G77
DONNINGTON RFT GBRF → KINETON MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:43pass4O77
DONNINGTON RFT GBRF → SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:43pass6G04
LONGTOWN MOD GBRF → KINETON MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:45pass1S69
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:45arr9S70
EUSTON LONDON → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:48arr1H68
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:50arr1A47
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:55pass1M12
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:55arr5Q28
RUGBY SIGNAL RN4179 → CHS
GB Railfreight · Class 350 EMU
Other
14:56pass5P55
COTON HILL T C → LHS
Diesel-hauled
Other
14:58pass1A49
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:59pass1S02
EUSTON LONDON → STIRLING
DMU
Passenger
14:59arr1V59
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → PAIGNTON
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger

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12:00–13:0037 trains

24 passenger9 freight4 other10 types

20:15–21:1536 trains

22 passenger9 freight5 other9 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday12:00–13:00

Best for freightTuesday12:00–13:00

Best for varietyMonday12:00–13:00

Most unusualMonday12:00–13:00

The weekend is quieter — around 49% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.1	388	59	12:30–13:30
Sunday 18	6.3	243	14	20:30–21:30
Monday 19	8.2	616	163	12:00–13:00
Tuesday 20	8.2	619	172	12:00–13:00
Wednesday 21	8.1	618	172	12:00–13:00

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

388 trains are booked here today — 17% fewer than a typical Saturday (466).

Trains a day619typical weekday

Freight27%169 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 25.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday614 on average
Tuesday624 on average
Wednesday621 on average
Thursday624 on average
Friday617 on average
Saturday447 on average
Sunday251 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 locomotive474 workings
Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU293 workings
Class 390 EMU256 workings
Class 800 EMU115 workings
Diesel-hauled105 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU102 workings
Class 805 DMU35 workings
DMU26 workings

Planned operators

GB Railfreight528 workings
Avanti West Coast406 workings
West Midlands Railway293 workings
CrossCountry101 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU Class 325 electric locomotive Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 47 diesel locomotive Class 60 diesel locomotive Class 90 electric locomotive Class 350 EMUElectric-hauledClass 197 DMU Class 67 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 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M94
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct4D61
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7G98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7X97
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5T32
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct4S46
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M49
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S43
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M27
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S49
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S44
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M43
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M30
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5D98
—
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU

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

PENKRIDGE

PKG

9 km, straight line

COLWICH

XCO

11.2 km, straight lineOn this line

STONE

SNE

11.8 km, straight line

HEDNESFORD

HNF

13.1 km, straight line

RUGELEY TRENT VALLEY

RGL

13.9 km, straight lineOn this line

RUGELEY TOWN

RGT

14 km, straight line

CANNOCK

CAO

14.5 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	16	10	2	1
01:00	9	8	2	1
02:00	15	12	2	2
03:00	10	10	1	1
04:00	8	6	3	2
05:00	15	7	5	2
06:00	24	6	12	6
07:00	30	5	13	2
08:00	28	4	14	3
09:00	30	5	18	2
10:00	33	7	21	2
11:00	32	3	21	2
12:00	37	10	24	4
13:00	34	6	23	3
14:00	36	6	24	2
15:00	31	5	23	2
16:00	33	7	25	4
17:00	34	8	23	2
18:00	32	6	21	1
19:00	30	9	21	2
20:00	33	8	20	1
21:00	29	6	16	1
22:00	24	6	12	1
23:00	16	9	6	1

What's running through Stafford on 20 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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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