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Cardiff Central CDF
| STP | Time | From | To | Platform | Actual | Status | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1818 | Carmarthen | London Paddington | 1 | 1825 | departed+7 | 5 carriages 800005 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1823 | starts here | Chester | 2 | 1827 | departed+4 | 2 carriages 197041 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1825 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 3 | 1827 | passed | 5 carriages 802008 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1825 | Llanwern Exchange Sdgs | Margam T.C. | 4 | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1826 | starts here | Treherbert | 7 | 1825 | departed | 5 carriages 756103 |
| VSTPVery short term plan, created on or near the day | 1828 | Swindon Transfer | Port Talbot Up Sidings | 3 | 1830 | passed | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1829 | Bargoed | Barry Island | 8 | 1828 | departed | 5 carriages 756114 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1829½ | Baglan Bay (Colas) | Chirk Kronospan Colas Rail | DML | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1830 | Aberdare | Merthyr Tydfil | 6 | 1829 | departed | 5 carriages 756111 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1830 | starts here | Portsmouth Harbour | 1 | 1830 | departed | 3 carriages 166206 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1834 | Penarth | Caerphilly | 6 | 1833 | departed | 2 carriages 150245 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1835 | Coryton | Penarth | 8 | 1834 | departed | 4 carriages 756005 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1839 | London Paddington | Swansea | 4 | 1841 | departed | 10 carriages 800015+800027 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1839 | Rhymney | Bridgend | 6 was 8 | 1845 | departed+6 | 4 carriages 150242+150258 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1841 | Bridgend | Rhymney | 8 was 6 | 1842 | departed | 4 carriages 150242+150258 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1843 | Merthyr Tydfil | Aberdare | 7 | 1843 | departed | 5 carriages 756110 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1845 | starts here | Nottingham | 2 | cancelled | ||
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1848 | Manchester Piccadilly | Fishguard Harbour | 4 | 1921 | departed+33 | 5 carriages 197036+197111 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1848 | Penarth | Coryton | 6 | 1850 | departed | 4 carriages 756004 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1848 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 2 | cancelled | 3 carriages 197113 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1850 | Caerphilly | Penarth | 8 | 1851 | departed | 4 carriages 756001 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1851 | starts here | Pembroke Dock | 0 | 1850 | departed | 2 carriages 197031 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1852 | Barry Island | Bargoed | 6 | 1853 | departed | 5 carriages 231005 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1853 | starts here | Manchester Piccadilly | 1 | 1853 | departed | 6 carriages 67013+HD03 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1855 | Portbury Auto Terminal Gbf | Margam Tc GBRF | DML | cancelled | ||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1856 | starts here | Treherbert | 7 | 1855 | departed | 5 carriages 756113 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1900 | Aberdare | Merthyr Tydfil | 6 | 1859 | departed | 5 carriages 756108 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1900 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 8 | 1903 | passed+3 | 5 carriages 231002 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1900 | starts here | Exeter St Davids | 1 | 1859 | departed | 5 carriages 802008 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1902 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 3 | 1900 | passed-2 | 4 carriages 158750+158762 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1905 | Coryton | Penarth | 8 | 1906 | departed | 4 carriages 756002 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1906 | Maesteg | Ebbw Vale Town | 0 | 1908 | departed | 2 carriages 153361+153910 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1907 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 7 | 1908 | passed | 4 carriages 756005 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1909 | Rhymney | Barry Island | 8 | 1910 | departed | 5 carriages 231006 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1910 | starts here | Cheltenham Spa | 2 | 1914 | departed+4 | 2 carriages 150279 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1911 | Barry Island | Rhymney | 6 | 1910 | departed | 5 carriages 231004 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1913 | London Paddington | Swansea | 3 | 1918 | departed+5 | 10 carriages 800022+800036 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1913 | Merthyr Tydfil | Aberdare | 7 | 1913 | departed | 5 carriages 756107 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1916 | Ebbw Vale Town | Maesteg | 4 | 1915 | departed | 2 carriages 150208 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1918 | Penarth | Coryton | 6 | 1918 | departed | 4 carriages 756001 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1918 | Swansea | London Paddington | 1 | 1917 | departed | 9 carriages 802110 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1921 | Cardiff Docks Ryans F.W. | Margam T.C. | DML | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1921 | Llanwern Exchange Sdgs | Margam T.C. | DML | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1925 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 8 | cancelled | 2 carriages 150260 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1926 | starts here | Treherbert | 6 was 7 | 1925 | departed | 5 carriages 756112 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1928 | starts here | Portsmouth Harbour | 1 | 1929 | departed | 4 carriages 158750+158762 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1930 | Aberdare | Merthyr Tydfil | 7 was 6 | 1929 | departed | 10 carriages 756109+756112 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1930 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 7 | 1927 | passed-3 | 5 carriages 231011 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1932 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 3 | 1929 | passed-3 | 5 carriages 800019 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1935 | Coryton | Penarth | 6 was 7 | 1935 | departed | 4 carriages 756004 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1935 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 4 | cancelled | 3 carriages 170103 | |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1938 | starts here | Holyhead | 1 was 2 | 1938 | departed | 3 carriages 197113 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1939 | Rhymney | Bridgend | 8 was 7 | 1939 | departed | 4 carriages 150245+150260 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1939 | London Paddington | Carmarthen | 3 | 1941 | departed | 10 carriages 800016+800035 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1941 | Bridgend | Rhymney | 6 | 1941 | departed | 2 carriages 150262 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1943 | Merthyr Tydfil | Aberdare | 7 | 1944 | departed | 5 carriages 756115 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1947 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 7 was 8 | 1939 | passed-8 | 5 carriages 231010 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1948 | Penarth | Coryton | 6 | 1949 | departed | 4 carriages 756002 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1950 | starts here | Nottingham | 1 | cancelled | ||
| VARNew short-term plan for this date | 1950 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 3 | 2000 | passed+10 | 6 carriages 67010+HD01 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1951 | starts here | Swansea | 4 was 2 | 2008 | departed+17 | 2 carriages 197022 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1954 | Margam T.C. | Hartlepool Bsc 20" Mill | UML | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1956 | starts here | Treherbert | 7 | 1956 | departed | 5 carriages 756117 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1956 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 7 | cancelled | 5 carriages 756114 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1959 | Bargoed | Barry Island | 8 | 1958 | departed | 5 carriages 231003 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1959½ | Newport Docks | Margam T.C. | DML | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1959½ | Newport Docks | Margam T.C. | DML | 2007 | passed+8 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2000 | starts here | Taunton | 1 | 2000 | departed | 5 carriages 800019 |
Italic estimated timing, bold is actual.
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