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Cardiff Central CDF
| STP | Time | From | To | Platform | Actual | Status | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1913 | London Paddington | Swansea | 3 | 1937 | departed+24 | 9 carriages 800312 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1913 | Merthyr Tydfil | Aberdare | 7 | 1912 | departed | 5 carriages 756104 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1916 | Ebbw Vale Town | Maesteg | 4 | 1915 | departed | 2 carriages 150279 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1918 | Penarth | Coryton | 6 | 1917 | departed | 4 carriages 756006 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1918 | Swansea | London Paddington | 1 | 1918 | departed | 9 carriages 800306 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1921 | Llanwern Exchange Sdgs | Margam T.C. | DML | |||
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1921 | Cardiff Docks Ryans F.W. | Margam T.C. | DML | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1925 | starts here | Barry Tourist Railway | 8 | 1923 | passed-2 | 4 carriages 756002 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1926 | starts here | Treherbert | 7 | 1926 | departed | 5 carriages 756107 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1928 | starts here | Portsmouth Harbour | 1 | 1928 | departed | 4 carriages 158766+158771 |
| VARNew short-term plan for this date | 1929 | starts here | Barry Island | 7 | 1928 | departed | 2 carriages 150264 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1930 | Aberdare | Merthyr Tydfil | 6 | 1929 | departed | 5 carriages 756117 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1932 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 3 | 1930 | passed-2 | 5 carriages 800031 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1935 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 4 | 1939 | 3 carriages 170110 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1935 | Coryton | Penarth | 7 | 1936 | departed | 4 carriages 756003 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1938 | starts here | Holyhead | 2 | cancelled | 3 carriages 197117 | |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1939 | Rhymney | Bridgend | 7 | 1943 | departed+4 | 2 carriages 150278 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1939 | London Paddington | Carmarthen | 4 was 3 | 2001 | departed+22 | 10 carriages 800021+800025 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1941 | Bridgend | Rhymney | 6 | 1941 | departed | 2 carriages 150245 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1943 | Merthyr Tydfil | Aberdare | 7 | 1947 | departed+4 | 5 carriages 756111 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1948 | Penarth | Coryton | 6 | 1949 | departed | 2 carriages 150208 |
| VARNew short-term plan for this date | 1949 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 3 | 1950 | passed | 3 carriages 197104 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1950 | starts here | Nottingham | 1 | 1951 | departed | 3 carriages 170110 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1951 | starts here | Swansea | 2 | 1950 | departed-2 | 2 carriages 197019 |
| VARNew short-term plan for this date | 1951 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 8 | 1953 | passed | 5 carriages 231004 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1954 | Margam T.C. | Tees N.Y. | UML | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1956 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 7 | cancelled | 5 carriages 231010 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1956 | starts here | Treherbert | 7 | 1955 | departed | 5 carriages 756116 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1959 | Bargoed | Barry Island | 8 | 1959 | departed | 5 carriages 231011 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1959½ | Newport Docks | Margam T.C. | DML | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1959½ | Newport Docks | Margam T.C. | DML | |||
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2000 | starts here | Taunton | 1 | 2000 | departed | 5 carriages 800031 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2000 | Aberdare | Merthyr Tydfil | 6 | 1959 | departed | 5 carriages 756105 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2001 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 4 | 1956 | passed-5 | 4 carriages 153367+153909+AT05 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2004 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 3 | 2003 | passed | 3 carriages 166211 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2005 | Coryton | Penarth | 8 | 2005 | departed | 4 carriages 756006 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2006 | Maesteg | Ebbw Vale Town | 0 | 2012 | departed+6 | 2 carriages 197047 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2007 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 4 | 2010 | passed+3 | 2 carriages 197006 |
| VARNew short-term plan for this date | 2009 | starts here | Barry Island | 7 | 2010 | departed | 5 carriages 231004 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2010 | starts here | Manchester Piccadilly | 1 | 2010 | departed | 2 carriages 197001 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2011 | starts here | Rhymney | 7 | 2010 | departed | 5 carriages 756108 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2011 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 2 | cancelled | 4 carriages 220010 | |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2012 | Merthyr Tydfil | Aberdare | 8 | 2012 | departed | 5 carriages 756112 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2013 | Ebbw Vale Town | Maesteg | 3 was 4 | 2012 | departed | 2 carriages 150260 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2018 | Carmarthen | London Paddington | 1 | 2018 | departed | 15 carriages 800004+800012+800033 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2018 | Port Talbot Up Sidings | Stormy | 6 | cancelled | ||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2019 | London Paddington | Swansea | 4 was 3 | 2030 | departed+11 | 9 carriages 800308 |
| VARNew short-term plan for this date | 2023 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 6 | 2023 | passed | 4 carriages 756003 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2026 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 3 | 2027 | passed | 5 carriages 800029 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2027 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 7 | 2021 | passed-6 | 5 carriages 756101 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2027 | starts here | Treherbert | 4 | 2026 | departed | 5 carriages 756103 |
| VSTPVery short term plan, created on or near the day | 2027 | Portbury Auto Terminal Gbf | Margam Tc GBRF | DML | 2120 | passed+53 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2030 | starts here | Portsmouth Harbour | 1 | 2029 | departed | 3 carriages 166211 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2031 | Newport Docks | Margam T.C. | 3 | |||
| VARNew short-term plan for this date | 2032 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 8 | 2032 | passed | 5 carriages 231005 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2033 | starts here | Merthyr Tydfil | 6 | 2033 | departed | 5 carriages 231001 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2035 | Coryton | Penarth | 7 | 2034 | departed | 2 carriages 150208 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2037 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 2 | 2038 | passed | 3 carriages 197109 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2039 | Rhymney | Bridgend | 8 | 2039 | departed | 2 carriages 150284 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2040 | London Paddington | Swansea | 4 was 3 | 2056 | departed+16 | 10 carriages 800001+800036 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2041 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 4 | 2048 | passed+7 | 1 carriage 153323 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2041 | Bridgend | Rhymney | 6 | 2040 | departed | 2 carriages 150262 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2043 | Cardiff Docks Ryans F.W. | Margam T.C. | DML | cancelled | ||
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2043 | Merthyr Tydfil | Aberdare | 8 | 2042 | departed | 5 carriages 756113 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2045 | starts here | Birmingham New Street | 2 was 1 | 2045 | departed | 4 carriages 220010 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2048 | Penarth | Coryton | 6 | 2048 | departed | 4 carriages 756006 |
Italic estimated timing, bold is actual.
Updated 16:45