Visit to South Wales (or not!)

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2024-05-14

Nine Members were due to attend this fixture but our train, 1V33 06.27 Man Pic – Cardiff Central, failed at Church Stretton because of a problem with the DVT 82229 (which was leading the train with 67020 at the rear). The train blocked the line for over 2 hours causing severe delays to all following services.

After consultations by text we decided to abort the fixture as we would not have arrived in Cardiff until early afternoon.

Three Members did manage to reach Cardiff and met briefly before travelling independently to various Valley locations.

The fixture will be rearranged.

 

67020 at the rear of the failed 06:27 MAN - CDF train at Church Stretton. It sat blocking the line from 08:15 until 09:46 when it left for Crewe via Chester : Image credit - Brian Roberts
67020 at the rear of the failed 06:27 MAN - CDF train at Church Stretton. It sat blocking the line from 08:15 until 09:46 when it left for Crewe via Chester : Image credit - Brian Roberts
Unit 150217 at Rhymney with the 13:27 service to Penarth : Image credit - Martin Gleave
Unit 150217 at Rhymney with the 13:27 service to Penarth : Image credit - Martin Gleave
Stadler unit 231011 at Caerphilly with the 11:33 service from Penarth to Ystrad Mynach : Image credit - Richard Neale
Stadler unit 231011 at Caerphilly with the 11:33 service from Penarth to Ystrad Mynach : Image credit - Richard Neale
66136 with an unidentified freight at Cardiff Central : Image credit - Roger Thomas
66136 with an unidentified freight at Cardiff Central : Image credit - Roger Thomas
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