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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

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

171 trains119 passenger2 freight9 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 171 movements at Taunton 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

171 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:45–11:4514 trains

9 passenger1 freight4 other5 types

10:47dep0B00
TAUNTON → MINEHEAD BUTLINS (BUS)
Great Western Railway
Other
10:47arr1C74
PADDINGTON LONDON → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
10:50arr0B00
MINEHEAD BUTLINS (BUS) → TAUNTON
Great Western Railway
Other
10:52arr1B45
PLYMOUTH → GLOUCESTER
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
10:52arr2C69
CARDIFF CENTRAL → EXETER ST DAVIDS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:05arr1C06
PADDINGTON LONDON → TAUNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
11:05arr2U14
EXETER ST DAVIDS → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:15arr1C46
GLOUCESTER → PLYMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:25dep1A20
TAUNTON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:27dep0B00
TAUNTON → MINEHEAD BUTLINS (BUS)
Great Western Railway
Other
11:34pass6V76
BR DOWN YARD → GOONBARROW JN DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:42arr0B00
MINEHEAD BUTLINS (BUS) → TAUNTON
Great Western Railway
Other
11:42arr1A80
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:43arr1C76
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger

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12:00–13:0014 trains

9 passenger0 freight5 other6 types

09:15–10:1512 trains

9 passenger0 freight3 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday12:30–13:30

Best for freightTuesday12:30–13:30

Best for varietyFriday12:30–13:30

Most unusualSunday18:15–19:15

The weekend is quieter — around 27% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	171	2	11:30–12:30
Sunday 18	4.3	112	0	18:15–19:15
Monday 19	5.2	194	4	12:30–13:30
Tuesday 20	5.3	196	6	12:30–13:30
Wednesday 21	5.2	193	5	12:30–13:30

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

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

Trains a day194typical weekday

Freight3%6 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 12:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday194 on average
Tuesday196 on average
Wednesday196 on average
Thursday198 on average
Friday198 on average
Saturday175 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 802 DMU142 workings
Class 802 EMU105 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU95 workings
Unknown87 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU27 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive20 workings
Diesel-hauled20 workings

Planned operators

Great Western Railway375 workings
CrossCountry95 workings
GB Railfreight44 workings
DB Cargo2 workings
Freightliner

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 47 diesel locomotive Class 57 diesel locomotive HST (InterCity 125)

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 Oct6V76
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V75
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S13
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3E02
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1C02
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1C52
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1A98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct0C17
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0C18
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1V01
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5A10
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct6C27
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q18
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct3S13
—
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.

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

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What's worth watching

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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