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What's running through Walsall today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.7 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including Class 92 electric locomotive.

196 trains136 passenger38 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 196 movements at Walsall 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

196 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:45–11:4515 trains

8 passenger4 freight3 other4 types

10:49arr2I18
HEDNESFORD → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
10:53pass6E03
WOLVERHAMPTON STEEL TERMINAL → NY (NEW BANK)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:53pass6V64
WOLVERHAMPTON STEEL TERMINAL → NEWPORT DOCKS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:57arr2A15
WOLVERHAMPTON → WALSALL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
11:07arr2H41
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → HEDNESFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
11:07dep2W22
WALSALL → WOLVERHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
11:09arr2Q74
BRB HEADQUARTERS DERBY → STOURBRIDGE SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:18pass0Z66
SMALL HEATH CALEDONIA YARD → ENGINEERS SDGS
Diesel-hauled
Other
11:19arr2I20
HEDNESFORD → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
11:24pass4M16
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:24pass6G99
TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF → BANBURY RESERVOIR TARMAC
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:27arr2A17
WOLVERHAMPTON → WALSALL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
11:32pass3J01
KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT → BEDFORD MIDLAND
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:37arr2H43
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → HEDNESFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
11:38dep2W24
WALSALL → WOLVERHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger

Other windows

11:45–12:4514 trains

8 passenger6 freight3 types

15:30–16:3014 trains

8 passenger2 freight4 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday13:00–14:00

Best for freightFriday11:30–12:30

Best for varietySaturday11:30–12:30

Most unusualTuesday13:00–14:00

The weekend is quieter — around 40% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.7	196	38	11:30–12:30
Sunday 18	4.2	92	11	22:30–23:30
Monday 19	6.1	245	69	11:30–12:30
Tuesday 20	6.3	238	63	13:00–14:00
Wednesday 21	6.3	246	68	11:30–12:30

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

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

Trains a day252typical weekday

Freight31%78 movements

Busiest hour13:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 11:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday258 on average
Tuesday251 on average
Wednesday255 on average
Thursday249 on average
Friday244 on average
Saturday189 on average
Sunday90 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 locomotive275 workings
Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU143 workings
Class 730 EMU119 workings
Diesel-hauled72 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU4 workings

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 92 electric locomotive Class 60 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 Oct4M94
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct4H82
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7G99
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7X98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4L83
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4M90
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct4L83
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct4M76
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct4L83
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel 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.

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

What's running through Walsall today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

The week ahead

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable