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What's running through Trent Junction today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.0 / 10

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

220 trains164 passenger32 freight6 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 220 movements at Trent Junction 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

220 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:4518 trains

9 passenger6 freight3 other5 types

06:46pass4M34
FELIXSTOWE NORTH DBC → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:52pass2P47
LEICESTER → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:54pass1B13
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
06:57pass1F03
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:05pass1D01
KETTERING → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:10pass5G96
LEICESTER → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
07:13pass1C14
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:18pass6D47
TUNSTEAD → REDLAND AGGREGATE(ELSTOW SDGS)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:20pass4M04
FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:21pass6D48
TUNSTEAD → RADLETT PRIVATE SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:21pass6D65
TUNSTEAD → LUTON CRESCENT ROAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:24pass0D44
REDLAND AGGREGATES → TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:26pass1F05
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:35pass0F98
WELLINGBOROUGH UP TC GBRF → DOWN DECOY (GBRF)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:35pass4H10
WELLINGBOROUGH UP TC GBRF → TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:39pass1D06
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:42pass1C17
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
07:44pass2P52
NOTTINGHAM → LEICESTER
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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08:30–09:3015 trains

9 passenger4 freight2 other5 types

17:30–18:3015 trains

10 passenger4 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday08:00–09:00

Best for freightThursday08:00–09:00

Best for varietySunday18:00–19:00

Most unusualSunday18:00–19:00

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.0	219	32	06:45–07:45
Sunday 18	4.8	120	7	18:00–19:00
Monday 19	6.7	309	91	15:00–16:00
Tuesday 20	6.6	331	112	08:00–09:00
Wednesday 21	6.8	324	106	08:00–09:00

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

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

Trains a day333typical weekday

Freight33%110 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 15:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday316 on average
Tuesday337 on average
Wednesday334 on average
Thursday342 on average
Friday332 on average
Saturday225 on average
Sunday98 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 66 diesel locomotive360 workings
DMU195 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU82 workings
Class 810 DMU72 workings
Class 810 EMU65 workings
Diesel-hauled62 workings

Planned operators

East Midlands Railway398 workings
GB Railfreight311 workings
Freightliner103 workings
DB Cargo23 workings
CrossCountry

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 47 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 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M90
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M90
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M92
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M84
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6E84
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q21
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GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct5M89
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CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5G02
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CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5G09
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CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5M84
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CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5M85
—
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 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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ATB

4.7 km, straight line

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BEE

6.8 km, straight line

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SPO

10.8 km, straight line

LOUGHBOROUGH

LBO

11 km, straight lineOn this line

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NOT

11.8 km, straight line

ETCHES PARK T&RSMD (CARR ENG)

XEP

12.8 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	8	3	4	1
01:00	8	5	1	0
02:00	8	6	1	0
03:00	6	6	1	1
04:00	8	6	2	1
05:00	11	3	6	2
06:00	13	3	5	1
07:00	13	4	7	2
08:00	26	12	9	2
09:00	17	4	8	1
10:00	13	0	9	1
11:00	14	4	8	0
12:00	16	5	9	1
13:00	14	2	8	1
14:00	14	4	10	2
15:00	21	7	10	1
16:00	17	5	8	0
17:00	16	4	12	2
18:00	21	5	12	2
19:00	19	9	9	1
20:00	19	8	8	0
21:00	11	1	10	0
22:00	12	2	7	0
23:00	8	2	5	0

What's running through Trent Junction today?

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

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Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable