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What's running through Thornaby today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.5 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 60 diesel locomotive.

203 trains164 passenger22 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 203 movements at Thornaby 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

203 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:00–12:0014 trains

10 passenger4 freight5 types

11:00pass6N31
BSC ANCHOR WORKS → TEES MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:02arr2W13
MIDDLESBROUGH → NEWCASTLE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:04arr1J70
CARLISLE → MIDDLESBROUGH
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:10pass6N32
BSC ANCHOR WORKS → SOUTH BANK LACKENBY (METALS)
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:15pass4E55
FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY → TEES DOCK
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:19arr1P70
MIDDLESBROUGH → YORK
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
11:22arr2D24
DARLINGTON → MIDDLESBROUGH
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:27arr1P67
YORK → MIDDLESBROUGH
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
11:30arr2D19
MIDDLESBROUGH → DARLINGTON
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:34pass4D70
TEES DOCK → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:42arr2D26
BISHOP AUCKLAND → MIDDLESBROUGH
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:47arr1J61
MIDDLESBROUGH → CARLISLE
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:51arr2W12
NEWCASTLE → NUNTHORPE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:57arr2D21
MIDDLESBROUGH → BISHOP AUCKLAND
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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15:00–16:0014 trains

10 passenger3 freight1 other5 types

13:30–14:3013 trains

10 passenger1 freight2 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday15:45–16:45

Best for freightTuesday15:45–16:45

Best for varietyMonday14:15–15:15

Most unusualFriday15:45–16:45

The weekend is quieter — around 35% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.5	203	22	11:00–12:00
Sunday 18	4.7	116	12	22:00–23:00
Monday 19	6.5	237	58	14:15–15:15
Tuesday 20	6.7	253	72	15:45–16:45
Wednesday 21	6.6	247	66	15:45–16:45

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

203 trains are booked here today — 7% more than a typical Saturday (190).

Trains a day246typical weekday

Freight26%65 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 15:00, 14:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday232 on average
Tuesday245 on average
Wednesday243 on average
Thursday247 on average
Friday247 on average
Saturday193 on average
Sunday106 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 Oct6N32
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6N81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0D22
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0D21
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0D27
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0D22
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3Y81
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct1Y81
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
16 Oct1N86
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct5N86
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
16 Oct6M76
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6N32
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3Y81
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
15 Oct1Y81
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
15 Oct1N86
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU

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

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9.1 km, straight line

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

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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Planned operators

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What runs here

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