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What's running through Wembley Central today?

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

GoodInterest Score 7.2 / 10

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

664 trains296 passenger56 freight10 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 664 movements at Wembley Central 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

664 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Freight only

04:00–05:007 trains

0 passenger7 freight1 types

04:01pass4M03
FELIXSTOWE NORTH DBC → NORTHAMPTON GATEWAY DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:08pass4M42
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → LIVERPOOL GARSTON FRTLNR DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:08pass4M47
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → LAWLEY STREET F L T BIRMINGHAM
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:19pass4M77
TILBURY2 CONTAINER TML FL → DAVENTRY DRS (TESCO)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:26pass6M77
ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD → LONDON BRICK(FORDER-STEWARTBY)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:47pass4L95
BASFORD HALL YARD (FL) → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:51pass6X13
DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS → NY (DOWN SIDINGS LL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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13:15–14:156 trains

0 passenger6 freight2 types

15:00–16:006 trains

0 passenger6 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday16:30–17:30

Best for freightTuesday16:30–17:30

Best for varietyWednesday16:30–17:30

Most unusualMonday16:30–17:30

The weekend is quieter — around 42% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.2	664	56	13:15–14:15
Sunday 18	6.4	544	15	19:30–20:30
Monday 19	8.2	1026	138	16:30–17:30
Tuesday 20	8.1	1044	151	16:30–17:30
Wednesday 21	8.2	1045	150	16:30–17:30
Thursday 22

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

664 trains are booked here today — 23% fewer than a typical Saturday (864).

Trains a day1,039typical weekday

Freight14%142 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 43.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 17:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday1,029 on average
Tuesday1,043 on average
Wednesday1,042 on average
Thursday1,037 on average
Friday1,042 on average
Saturday814 on average
Sunday612 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 350/1 (110mph) EMU552 workings
Unknown492 workings
Class 390 EMU485 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive398 workings
Class 800 EMU187 workings
EMU100 workings
Diesel-hauled37 workings
Class 805 DMU33 workings

Planned operators

Avanti West Coast705 workings
West Midlands Railway552 workings
GB Railfreight377 workings
Southern100 workings
Freightliner

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric locomotive Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU Class 67 diesel locomotive Class 90 electric locomotive Class 47 diesel locomotiveElectric-hauledHST (InterCity 125)Class 321 EMU Class 350 EMU Class 159 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 Oct5Q65
—
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct6O51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct5Q66
—
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M14
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M06
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1M16
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 67 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5Q27
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GB Railfreight · Class 350 EMU
16 Oct5V81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5M43
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5Q28
—
GB Railfreight · Class 350 EMU
16 Oct5V42
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1S25
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric 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.

Recent booked movements

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1.2 km, straight line

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XWF

1.4 km, straight lineOn this line

SUDBURY & HARROW ROAD

SUD

1.4 km, straight line

STONEBRIDGE PARK

SBP

1.7 km, straight line

SOUTH KENTON

SOK

2.2 km, straight line

SUDBURY HILL

SDH

2.9 km, straight line

SOUTH JUNCTION SIGNAL BOX

XNJ

3 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	24	6	17	0
01:00	10	6	3	1
02:00	5	5	2	1
03:00	5	5	4	3
04:00	12	10	6	5
05:00	20	9	7	2
06:00	38	8	19	3
07:00	55	4	26	1
08:00	61	3	31	1
09:00	61	3	29	1
10:00	53	6	40	1
11:00	51	3	42	2
12:00	55	9	48	3
13:00	57	10	51	3
14:00	48	2	50	3
15:00	61	7	50	4
16:00	67	9	48	1
17:00	66	4	51	3
18:00	65	7	47	2
19:00	65	7	43	3
20:00	56	9	35	1
21:00	45	5	28	0
22:00	31	2	23	0
23:00	28	3	20	0

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