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What's running through Theale today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

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

116 trains108 passenger6 freight7 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 116 movements at Theale 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

116 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

15:30–16:3010 trains

8 passenger1 freight1 other5 types

15:32arr2K43
NEWBURY → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
15:37pass1C86
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
15:38pass1A85
EXETER ST DAVIDS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
15:40arr1K18
PADDINGTON LONDON → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
15:51pass1A86
PLYMOUTH → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
16:10pass6V24
WILLESDEN DC RAIL SIDINGS → BRISTOL EAST DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:14pass0O12
MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD → EASTLEIGH BUSINESS TRAVEL
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
16:17arr1K23
NEWBURY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
16:19arr2K46
READING → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
16:29arr2K45
NEWBURY → READING
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger

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08:15–09:159 trains

8 passenger1 freight5 types

10:30–11:309 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday12:00–13:00

Best for freightWednesday12:00–13:00

Best for varietyMonday12:00–13:00

Most unusualMonday12:00–13:00

The weekend is quieter — around 48% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	116	6	15:30–16:30
Sunday 18	3.7	73	3	22:30–23:30
Monday 19	6.2	180	49	12:00–13:00
Tuesday 20	6.0	181	50	12:00–13:00
Wednesday 21	6.0	182	53	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

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

Trains a day182typical weekday

Freight27%49 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 7.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 16:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday180 on average
Tuesday184 on average
Wednesday184 on average
Thursday183 on average
Friday185 on average
Saturday116 on average
Sunday74 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 Oct6V20
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1C52
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6Q75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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

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