Are trains on a set schedule?

While some freight trains may operate on set schedules for certain routes or specific shipments, the majority of freight trains operate on an as-needed basis. They are often subject to various factors such as the availability of cargo, customer demand, and logistical considerations.



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- Remember that trains do not run on set schedules and can be on the track at any time.

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“People assume that trains are loud, but that assumption is based on the fact that when a train's gone past them in a station it's noisy. That's because the noise a train makes is mainly projected to either side. When trains are moving directly towards you they are barely audible–until it's too late.”

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Stop, look both ways, and listen. Know that trains always have the right of way. Don't stop on the tracks. Make sure you have room to get across.

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Most train companies offer First Class accommodation on some or all of their routes. But they may also have some routes that are Standard Class only. Check with your train company.

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Locomotive Engineer employees work varying schedules and travel extensively to accommodate our 24 hours 7 days a week operation, which may include nights, weekends, holidays or on-call for emergency situations. Work may require travel and time away from home.

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Trains are more punctual than they were before the pandemic. The PPM (public performance measure) punctuality figure was down two points to 87.6 per cent. This counts the number of trains that arrive at their final destination within five or 15 minutes of the timetabled time, depending on the service.

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British trains are not actually often delayed. Over 90% of trains run on time, that is within 5mins of their scheduled time, and most of those that are “on time are bang on time.

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By the time a train operator sees you, it is too late to stop the train in time. An oncoming train is moving faster and is closer to you than it appears. Similar to an airplane traveling at 150 mph that appears to float onto the runway, it's hard to determine a train's speed and distance from you.

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Surrounding terrain also can affect sound. For instance, in the instance of a train passes through a corridor of trees, those trees can muffle the sound in much the same way as sound baffles that line the walls of a recording studio.

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At night, the air near the ground can have a different temperature than air only a few hundred feet above1. This affects the transmission of sound waves. There is usually less ambient noise after dark, so the distant train sounds louder. As pointed out elsewhere, maybe the trains don't use the horn in daytime.

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Trainline combines offers, ticket information and timetables for most European rail companies. This makes booking a train ticket for your whole journey as easy as pie. You don't even have to worry about what train operator you're travelling with - simply book, turn up at the station and go.

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