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What's running through Water Orton today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.2 / 10

8 unusual movements expected today, including Class 92 electric locomotive.

266 trains183 passenger45 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 266 movements at Water Orton 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

266 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

13:00–14:0018 trains

12 passenger5 freight1 other4 types

13:02arr1K15
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LEICESTER
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
13:03pass1P14
LEICESTER → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
13:11pass1S45
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
13:12pass1V09
NOTTINGHAM → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
13:17pass1V87
LEEDS → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
13:18pass1D63
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
13:24pass0G07
BIRCH COPPICE GBRF → ENGINEERS SDGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
13:27pass1N51
PETERBOROUGH → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
13:32pass1L42
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → PETERBOROUGH
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
13:36pass1E40
READING → LEEDS
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
13:36pass6V00
WEST YARD → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:41pass4L84
EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LN1
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:41pass6V06
WEST YARD → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:45pass1G26
NOTTINGHAM → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
13:47pass4E36
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:52pass4M71
SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109 → BIRCH COPPICE X/CHNGE SDGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:55pass1V56
GLASGOW CENTRAL → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
13:58pass1M64
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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15:45–16:4518 trains

12 passenger4 freight2 other4 types

07:30–08:3017 trains

12 passenger3 freight2 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday11:45–12:45

Best for freightWednesday21:15–22:15

Best for varietySaturday06:00–07:00

Most unusualTuesday11:45–12:45

The weekend is quieter — around 40% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.2	266	45	06:00–07:00
Sunday 18	5.1	150	20	19:30–20:30
Monday 19	6.6	342	111	12:30–13:30
Tuesday 20	6.8	348	119	11:45–12:45
Wednesday 21	6.8	352	124	21:15–22:15

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

264 trains are booked here today — 10% more than a typical Saturday (239).

Trains a day356typical weekday

Freight35%126 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 14.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 11:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday355 on average
Tuesday358 on average
Wednesday362 on average
Thursday351 on average
Friday362 on average
Saturday245 on average
Sunday146 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 Oct4M94
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct4H82
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7G99
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GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7X98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M54
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4H86
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q21
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct6M40
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M41
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V16
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V12
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5Q23
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct5Q69
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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	13	7	2	1
01:00	2	2	1	1
02:00	4	3	1	1
03:00	6	6	1	1
04:00	9	7	1	1
05:00	12	7	6	3
06:00	14	4	8	2
07:00	16	3	6	1
08:00	14	1	7	1
09:00	14	3	11	2
10:00	18	6	9	1
11:00	21	9	13	2
12:00	25	11	12	2
13:00	18	5	14	3
14:00	18	4	11	1
15:00	21	7	13	1
16:00	16	2	11	2
17:00	17	2	12	1
18:00	19	6	11	2
19:00	17	5	13	1
20:00	16	5	11	1
21:00	17	8	9	0
22:00	17	7	10	1
23:00	12	6	5	1

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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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What runs here

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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