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What's running through Witham on 22 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Witham on 22 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 22 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 6.4 / 10

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

318 trains246 passenger50 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 318 movements at Witham on 22 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

318 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:3020 trains

18 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

07:31arr2F08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → WITHAM
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:34arr1N13
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:35pass1P06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
07:41pass1P07
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
07:42arr1F15
BRAINTREE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:46arr2F04
CHELMSFORD → BRAINTREE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:47dep1F17
WITHAM → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:50arr1Y06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:51arr1N15
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:57arr1Y09
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:00arr1N06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CLACTON-ON-SEA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:02arr1A19
HARWICH TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:06pass1P08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
08:06arr5F21
LOCOMOTIVE HOLDING SIDINGS → WITHAM
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
08:11pass1P13
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
08:14dep1F21
WITHAM → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:23arr1F04
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:25arr1N25
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:27pass5F88
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → C & W STABLING & SERVICING
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
08:29arr1F23
BRAINTREE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

18:00–19:0020 trains

18 passenger2 freight4 types

10:45–11:4518 trains

12 passenger1 freight5 other4 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
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V87
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L16
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M69
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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	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

What's running through Witham on 22 October 2026?

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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