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What's running through Tilbury Town today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.6 / 10

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

180 trains79 passenger47 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 180 movements at Tilbury Town 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

180 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:30–12:3013 trains

4 passenger5 freight4 other5 types

11:30pass4E07
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:33arr2D24
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → PITSEA
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
11:37dep0B00
TILBURY TOWN → TILBURY RIVERSIDE
c2c
Other
11:48arr0B00
TILBURY RIVERSIDE → TILBURY TOWN
c2c
Other
11:55arr2D29
PITSEA → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · EMU
Passenger
12:00arr4M01
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:00pass4M34
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:03arr2D26
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → PITSEA
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
12:07dep0B00
TILBURY TOWN → TILBURY RIVERSIDE
c2c
Other
12:18arr0B00
TILBURY RIVERSIDE → TILBURY TOWN
c2c
Other
12:18pass4L98
MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF → LONDON GATEWAY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:21pass4M93
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
12:25arr2D31
PITSEA → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

18:45–19:4513 trains

4 passenger4 freight5 other5 types

10:15–11:1512 trains

4 passenger3 freight5 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday10:45–11:45

Best for freightTuesday10:45–11:45

Best for varietyMonday10:45–11:45

Most unusualThursday10:45–11:45

The weekend is quieter — around 44% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.6	180	47	11:30–12:30
Sunday 18	3.2	78	6	21:45–22:45
Monday 19	6.2	226	77	10:45–11:45
Tuesday 20	6.0	237	85	10:45–11:45
Wednesday 21	6.2	231	80	10:45–11:45

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

180 trains are booked here today — 7% fewer than a typical Saturday (194).

Trains a day240typical weekday

Freight35%85 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 10:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday233 on average
Tuesday243 on average
Wednesday238 on average
Thursday239 on average
Friday240 on average
Saturday191 on average
Sunday79 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 357 EMU314 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive226 workings
Unknown52 workings
Diesel-hauled24 workings

Planned operators

c2c366 workings
GB Railfreight194 workings
Freightliner48 workings
DB Cargo14 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric locomotive Class 92 electric 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 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M14
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4L49
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4L83
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L05
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
15 Oct4L49
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
15 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L64
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M70
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L83
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L05
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct4L50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive

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

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What's worth watching

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Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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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

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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