Great British rail train positions, Wednesday 28 October 2026

Train positions recorded on this day, in Great Britain local time. Below: how it went, then the whole day as one file to download.

Train positions from this feed mostly come without coordinates (none at all since the evening of 28 September 2026): the rows have the train and its status, but latitude and longitude are empty.

Trains
9,890
Rows
145,216
Recorded
00:00 to 12:28

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https://data.train-archive.eu/provider=gb-aubin/service=VehiclePosition/date=2026-10-28/day.parquet?token=YOUR_TOKEN

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A few rows of the file

15 positions from across the day. The CSV has more columns, listed below.

Time timeLine routeStatus status
22:28stopped at
12:26stopped at
22:26Elizabeth lineon the way to
12:25stopped at
08:53stopped at
12:25stopped at
08:59on the way to
21:44on the way to
08:46ScotRailstopped at
22:13stopped at
08:55on the way to
18:49on the way to
12:25stopped at
22:59stopped at
12:26stopped at

What the columns mean

time
When the position was measured, in local time.
route, trip_id
The line and the train run.
vehicle
The train’s number or name, as the operator gives it.
latitude, longitude
Where it was.
bearing
Direction of travel in degrees (0 is north, 90 east).
speed_kmh
Speed in km/h, when the operator sends it.
stop_name, status
The next or current stop, and whether the train is on the way to it or stopped at it.
route_id
The route’s code in the timetable, to join with it.