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What's running through Wellingborough today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.5 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

231 trains192 passenger31 freight6 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 231 movements at Wellingborough 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

231 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:4516 trains

12 passenger4 freight4 types

06:47pass1D06
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
06:48pass6C76
PEAK FOREST R M C SIDINGS → LUTON LIMBURY ROAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:52pass1C08
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
06:55arr1H06
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
07:00arr1Y03
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
07:06pass6X13
DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS → NY (DOWN SIDINGS LL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:10pass1F07
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:12pass1B10
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
07:15pass1D08
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
07:17pass6M90
WEST THURROCK SIDINGS FHH → TUNSTEAD
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:19pass6M90
WEST THURROCK SIDINGS FHH → TUNSTEAD
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:23pass1C11
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
07:25arr1H08
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
07:36arr1Y05
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
07:42pass1B13
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
07:43pass1F10
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger

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08:45–09:4516 trains

12 passenger3 freight1 other5 types

13:30–14:3016 trains

12 passenger4 freight5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday16:30–17:30

Best for freightTuesday16:30–17:30

Best for varietyWednesday16:30–17:30

Most unusualSunday19:15–20:15

The weekend is quieter — around 46% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.5	231	31	13:30–14:30
Sunday 18	4.3	120	4	19:15–20:15
Monday 19	6.4	318	92	16:30–17:30
Tuesday 20	6.5	326	102	16:30–17:30
Wednesday 21	6.4	325	100	16:30–17:30

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

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

Trains a day325typical weekday

Freight30%99 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 16:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday320 on average
Tuesday329 on average
Wednesday328 on average
Thursday328 on average
Friday326 on average
Saturday238 on average
Sunday109 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

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 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Q79
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6L64
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M70
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3J91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1E02
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
14 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1O07
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
13 Oct6L64
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct4M70
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct0E35
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct0M36
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3J91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct6J15
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3J93
—
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	6	4	1	0
01:00	9	7	2	1
02:00	6	6	1	1
03:00	4	4	2	2
04:00	4	3	1	1
05:00	6	4	3	1
06:00	12	3	5	1
07:00	13	2	8	2
08:00	20	7	7	1
09:00	16	2	11	2
10:00	20	6	8	0
11:00	19	6	10	1
12:00	16	1	8	0
13:00	18	5	11	2
14:00	19	6	11	1
15:00	14	1	12	1
16:00	20	7	12	1
17:00	23	10	13	1
18:00	15	2	12	0
19:00	16	2	10	0
20:00	14	2	10	0
21:00	19	6	10	0
22:00	10	2	6	0
23:00	6	1	4	0

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