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What's running through Westerfield today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.2 / 10

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

111 trains66 passenger42 freight5 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 111 movements at Westerfield 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

111 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:00–12:0010 trains

4 passenger6 freight2 types

11:01pass4M23
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:01pass4M29
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:04arr2R12
IPSWICH → FELIXSTOWE
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
11:11pass4L95
BASFORD HALL YARD (FL) → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:21pass2D76
IPSWICH → LOWESTOFT
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
11:27pass2D75
LOWESTOFT → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
11:33pass4L83
LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:46arr2R13
FELIXSTOWE → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
11:51pass4L66
DAVENTRY GBRF → FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:53pass4L43
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

Other windows

13:00–14:009 trains

4 passenger4 freight1 other3 types

06:30–07:307 trains

4 passenger3 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday21:45–22:45

Best for freightTuesday21:45–22:45

Best for varietySaturday11:00–12:00

Most unusualThursday22:00–23:00

The weekend is quieter — around 56% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.2	111	42	11:00–12:00
Sunday 18	2.3	49	0	09:45–10:45
Monday 19	6.0	167	96	21:45–22:45
Tuesday 20	6.2	186	116	21:45–22:45
Wednesday 21	6.1	183	114	21:45–22:45

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

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

Trains a day181typical weekday

Freight62%113 movements

Busiest hour22:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 7.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 22:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday160 on average
Tuesday178 on average
Wednesday176 on average
Thursday179 on average
Friday179 on average
Saturday108 on average
Sunday37 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 locomotive293 workings
DMU142 workings
Diesel-hauled14 workings

Planned operators

GB Railfreight258 workings
Greater Anglia143 workings
DB Cargo46 workings
Freightliner6 workings
Direct Rail Services3 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric locomotive Class 755 EMU

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
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct2D98
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Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0R40
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0R68
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0R93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M69
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct2D98
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Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
16 Oct4L96
—
Freightliner · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct3S30
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4L77
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4M94
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L57
—
Freightliner · 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.

Recent booked movements

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

What's running through Westerfield today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

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Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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