Visit to South Wales

Following the debacle of the May visit to South Wales, when 67020 & 82229 failed at Church Stretton, the fixture was repeated successfully. Six Members attended, meeting at Cardiff Central at 10.00.

Freight traffic was disappointing but we took the opportunity to study the unit diagrams. The Class 231s were confined to the Rhymney/Bargoed to Barry Island axis with Class 150 & 153 units on services on the remainder of the Valley lines. The exception was Cardiff to Ebbw Vale Town worked by a mixture of Class 158 & 197 units. Newport – Ebbw Vale services were in the hands of Class 150s.

The highlight of the day was 37884 & 37608 top & tail with 175114 working the 5W97 08.16 service Holyhead – Landore.

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SOUTH WALES 11.6.24 WHAT WAS SEEN

 

 

Freightliner's 66567 brings 6Z66 12:15 Margam T.C. to East Usk Yard (Fhh) through Cardiff Central - Image Credit : Chris W Brown
Freightliner's 66567 brings 6Z66 12:15 Margam T.C. to East Usk Yard (Fhh) through Cardiff Central - Image Credit : Chris W Brown
6V05 09:15 Round Oak to Margam T.C is hauled through Cardiff Central by DB Cargo's 66099 : Image Credit - Chris W Brown
6V05 09:15 Round Oak to Margam T.C is hauled through Cardiff Central by DB Cargo's 66099 : Image Credit - Chris W Brown
Second generation DMUs continue to ply their trade in the Cardiff area amongst the new and more modern class 197 and 231 units. Here class 153 number 153382 paired with 153972 awaits departure from Cardiff Central as 2L57 14:21 Cardiff Central to Maesteg (normally originating at Cheltenham Spa), while class 150/2 number 150250 is ready to leave forming 1A34 13:08 Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare : Image credit - Chris W Brown
Second generation DMUs continue to ply their trade in the Cardiff area amongst the new and more modern class 197 and 231 units. Here class 153 number 153382 paired with 153972 awaits departure from Cardiff Central as 2L57 14:21 Cardiff Central to Maesteg (normally originating at Cheltenham Spa), while class 150/2 number 150250 is ready to leave forming 1A34 13:08 Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare : Image credit - Chris W Brown
Rail Operations Group's 37608 "Andromeda" stands at Newport's platform 1 at the rear of 5W97 08:16 Holyhead to Landore TMD containing DMU 175114 : Image credit - Chris W Brown
Rail Operations Group's 37608 "Andromeda" stands at Newport's platform 1 at the rear of 5W97 08:16 Holyhead to Landore TMD containing DMU 175114 : Image credit - Chris W Brown