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What's running through Witham today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.3 / 10

11 unusual movements expected today, including Class 86 electric locomotive.

272 trains223 passenger42 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 272 movements at Witham 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

08:30–09:3018 trains

12 passenger6 freight4 types

08:32arr1F06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → BRAINTREE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:35pass1P10
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
08:37pass4L83
LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:38pass4L42
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:39pass1P15
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
08:40pass6M70
PARKESTON QUAY YARD → TUNSTEAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:45arr1N29
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:47arr1Y08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:53pass4L43
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:59arr1F25
COLCHESTER TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:00arr1N12
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CLACTON-ON-SEA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:05pass1P12
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
09:10pass1P19
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
09:15arr1F27
BRAINTREE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:19arr1F08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:21pass4M82
FELIXSTOWE NORTH DBC → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:25pass4L43
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → PARKESTON SS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:27arr1Y33
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger

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11:00–12:0017 trains

13 passenger3 freight1 other4 types

06:15–07:1515 trains

11 passenger4 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday20:30–21:30

Best for freightThursday20:30–21:30

Best for varietyTuesday20:30–21:30

Most unusualTuesday20:30–21:30

The weekend is quieter — around 33% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.3	272	42	08:30–09:30
Sunday 18	3.9	150	1	22:15–23:15
Monday 19	6.2	303	38	20:30–21:30
Tuesday 20	6.6	317	49	20:30–21:30
Wednesday 21	6.4	319	49	20:30–21:30

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

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

Trains a day313typical weekday

Freight15%46 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 11:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday299 on average
Tuesday316 on average
Wednesday318 on average
Thursday316 on average
Friday318 on average
Saturday270 on average
Sunday149 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 720 EMU395 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive135 workings
Class 745 EMU100 workings
Diesel-hauled12 workings
Class 755 EMU8 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia503 workings
GB Railfreight128 workings
Freightliner15 workings
DB Cargo12 workings
Direct Rail Services

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric locomotive Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct6V83
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive

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

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What's worth watching

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Most trains

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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

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Uncommon in the timetable

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