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What's running through Thirsk today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.7 / 10

17 unusual movements expected today, including Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU.

272 trains219 passenger30 freight13 classes8 operators

The selected timetable contains 272 movements at Thirsk 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

272 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

13:30–14:3019 trains

15 passenger4 freight5 types

13:32pass1S14
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:35pass1E84
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:35pass4D70
TEES DOCK → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:35pass9E11
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:38pass1E13
INVERNESS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
13:43pass1N06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:47pass9M13
NEWCASTLE → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:48arr1A65
SUNDERLAND → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
13:49pass1S41
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
13:55arr1P73
YORK → MIDDLESBROUGH
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
13:55arr1P74
MIDDLESBROUGH → YORK
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
14:00pass1E14
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
14:09pass6H70
TYNE DOCK IMPORT TERMINAL → DRAX GB RAILFREIGHT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:14pass1Y15
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
14:19pass1S15
KING'S CROSS LONDON → INVERNESS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
14:20pass6D05
SOUTH BANK LACKENBY (METALS) → BSC ANCHOR WORKS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:25pass1V62
EDINBURGH → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
14:27pass1S95
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
14:28pass4E31
MOSSEND DOWN SIDINGS → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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09:45–10:4518 trains

16 passenger2 freight5 types

16:15–17:1518 trains

15 passenger2 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday14:30–15:30

Best for freightTuesday14:30–15:30

Best for varietySaturday13:30–14:30

Most unusualMonday22:45–23:45

The weekend is quieter — around 31% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.7	272	30	13:30–14:30
Sunday 18	6.0	203	20	13:45–14:45
Monday 19	7.2	335	76	22:45–23:45
Tuesday 20	7.3	365	96	14:30–15:30
Wednesday 21	7.2	344	90	14:30–15:30

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

271 trains are booked here today — 136% more than a typical Saturday (115).

Trains a day330typical weekday

Freight23%77 movements

Busiest hour15:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 15:00, 19:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday321 on average
Tuesday333 on average
Wednesday326 on average
Thursday329 on average
Friday332 on average
Saturday154 on average
Sunday123 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 Oct5Y91
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct9E04
—
TransPennine Express · Class 802 EMU
17 Oct6N32
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1N07
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct1Y18
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct5A19
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct6N81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5Q11
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct5Q61
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct5N13
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct5Q13
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct5Q62
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct1E11
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1E13
—
LNER · Class 800 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

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

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