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What's running through Tilehurst on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Tilehurst on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.0 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Class 165/1 or 166 DMU.

82 trains74 passenger0 freight4 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 82 movements at Tilehurst on 21 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

82 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:00–11:007 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

10:00arr2N18
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:03arr2P36
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:11pass0Z60
READING TRAINCARE DEPOT → SWINDON
Great Western Railway · Diesel-hauled
Other
10:28arr2N20
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:30arr2P38
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:52arr2P40
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:56arr2N22
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

14:00–15:006 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

19:00–20:006 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday08:00–09:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday08:00–09:00

Most unusualMonday08:00–09:00

The weekend is quieter — around 23% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.1	78	0	23:00–00:00
Sunday 18	2.5	51	0	00:00–01:00
Monday 19	3.6	89	0	08:00–09:00
Tuesday 20	3.3	84	0	08:00–09:00
Wednesday 21	3.0	82	0	10:00–11:00

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

78 trains are booked here today — 7% fewer than a typical Saturday (84).

Trains a day81typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 10:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday84 on average
Tuesday83 on average
Wednesday81 on average
Thursday81 on average
Friday81 on average
Saturday83 on average
Sunday43 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 387 EMU187 workings
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU4 workings
Diesel-hauled2 workings

Planned operators

Great Western Railway188 workings
GB Railfreight4 workings
Heathrow Express2 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 66 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 Oct3J99
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5J74
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct5R93
—
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
16 Oct6U03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3Q13
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6A11
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5Q67
—
GB Railfreight · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct2L00
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct3D03
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
15 Oct6O58
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5Q67
—
GB Railfreight · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
15 Oct2L00
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
15 Oct3D03
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
14 Oct2L00
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
14 Oct3D03
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 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

READING WEST

RDW

3.3 km, straight line

READING

RDG

4.3 km, straight lineOn this line

PANGBOURNE

PAN

4.4 km, straight lineOn this line

THEALE

THE

5.2 km, straight line

READING PLATFORMS 4A&B

RDZ

5.5 km, straight line

MORTIMER

MOR

8.6 km, straight line

EARLEY

EAR

8.6 km, straight lineOn this line

GORING & STREATLEY

GOR

9 km, straight lineOn this line

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

What's running through Tilehurst on 21 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week