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Cardiff Central CDF
| STP | Time | From | To | Platform | Actual | Status | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1839 | London Paddington | Swansea | 4 | 1857 | departed+18 | 5 carriages 800012 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1845 | starts here | Nottingham | 2 | 1845 | departed | 2 carriages 170115 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1848 | Penarth | Coryton | 6 | 1848 | departed | 4 carriages 756003 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1848 | Manchester Piccadilly | Fishguard Harbour | 4 | 1852 | departed+4 | 4 carriages 197004+197016 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1848 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 2 | 1846 | passed-2 | 2 carriages 197051 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1850 | Caerphilly | Penarth | 8 | 1850 | departed | 4 carriages 756007 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1851 | starts here | Pembroke Dock | 0 | 1859 | departed+8 | 2 carriages 197025 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1852 | Barry Island | Bargoed | 6 | 1852 | departed | 5 carriages 231003 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1853 | starts here | Manchester Piccadilly | 1 | 1852 | departed | 3 carriages 197116 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1856 | starts here | Treherbert | 7 | 1855 | departed | 5 carriages 756110 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1900 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 8 | 1903 | passed+3 | 5 carriages 231002 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1900 | Aberdare | Merthyr Tydfil | 6 | 1900 | departed | 4 carriages 756006 |
| 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 | 1902 | passed | 4 carriages 158750+158769 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1905 | Coryton | Penarth | 8 | 1906 | departed | 4 carriages 756004 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1906 | Maesteg | Ebbw Vale Town | 0 | 1906 | departed | 2 carriages 150279 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1907 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 7 | cancelled | 4 carriages 756001 | |
| VARNew short-term plan for this date | 1908 | Crewe C.S. (L&NWR Site) | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 3 | 1908 | passed | |
| 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 | 1909 | departed | 2 carriages 197045 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1911 | Barry Island | Rhymney | 6 | 1911 | departed | 5 carriages 231007 |
| 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 | 1916 | departed | 2 carriages 153323+153910 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1918 | Swansea | London Paddington | 1 | cancelled | 5 carriages 800030 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1918 | Penarth | Coryton | 6 | 1918 | departed | 4 carriages 756007 |
| 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 | 1924 | passed | 4 carriages 756002 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1926 | starts here | Treherbert | 7 | 1925 | departed | 5 carriages 756112 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1928 | starts here | Portsmouth Harbour | 1 | 1928 | departed | 4 carriages 158750+158769 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1930 | Aberdare | Merthyr Tydfil | 6 | 1929 | departed | 5 carriages 756111 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1930 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 7 | cancelled | 5 carriages 231005 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1932 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 3 | 1930 | passed-2 | 5 carriages 802003 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1935 | Coryton | Penarth | 7 | 1934 | departed | 4 carriages 756003 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1935 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 4 | 1934 | passed | 3 carriages 170636 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1938 | starts here | Holyhead | 2 | 1937 | departed | 3 carriages 197114 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1939 | Rhymney | Bridgend | 7 | 1939 | departed | 2 carriages 150285 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1939 | London Paddington | Carmarthen | 3 | cancelled | 9 carriages 800316 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1941 | Bridgend | Rhymney | 6 | 1941 | departed | 2 carriages 150283 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 1943 | Merthyr Tydfil | Aberdare | 7 | 1943 | departed | 5 carriages 756108 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1947 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 8 | 1947 | passed | 5 carriages 231001 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1948 | Penarth | Coryton | 6 | 1948 | departed | 4 carriages 756004 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1950 | starts here | Nottingham | 1 | 1949 | departed | 3 carriages 170636 |
| VARNew short-term plan for this date | 1950 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 3 | 2002 | passed+12 | 6 carriages 67025+HD05 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1951 | starts here | Swansea | 2 | 1950 | departed | 2 carriages 197003 |
| 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 | 1955 | departed | 5 carriages 756114 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1956 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 7 | cancelled | 5 carriages 756115 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1959 | Bargoed | Barry Island | 8 | 1958 | departed | 2 carriages 150260 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1959½ | Newport Docks | Margam T.C. | DML | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 1959½ | Newport Docks | Margam T.C. | DML | 2017 | passed+18 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2000 | starts here | Taunton | 1 | 1959 | departed | 5 carriages 802003 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2000 | Aberdare | Merthyr Tydfil | 6 | 1959 | departed | 5 carriages 756116 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2001 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 4 | 1957 | passed-4 | 4 carriages 150245+153361+153922 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2004 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 4 was 3B | 2007 | passed+3 | 3 carriages 165101 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2005 | Coryton | Penarth | 8 | 2004 | departed | 4 carriages 756007 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2006 | Maesteg | Ebbw Vale Town | 0 | 2006 | departed | 2 carriages 150264 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2007 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 4B | cancelled | ||
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2010 | Margam T.C. | Immingham Sorting Sidings | DML | |||
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2010 | starts here | Manchester Piccadilly | 1 | 2010 | departed | 2 carriages 197051 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2011 | starts here | Cardiff Central | 2 | 2011 | passed | 4 carriages 220022 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2011 | starts here | Rhymney | 7 | 2013 | departed | 5 carriages 231011 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2012 | Merthyr Tydfil | Aberdare | 8 | 2014 | departed | 5 carriages 756104 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2013 | Ebbw Vale Town | Maesteg | 3 was 4 | 2014 | departed | 2 carriages 153325+153914 |
| VAROverlay: a short-term plan replacing the timetable for this date | 2018 | Carmarthen | London Paddington | 1 | cancelled | 10 carriages 800017+800035 | |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2018 | Port Talbot Up Sidings | Stormy | 6 | cancelled | ||
| VARNew short-term plan for this date | 2018 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 7 | 2022 | passed+4 | 5 carriages 756103 |
| WTTThe permanent working timetable | 2022 | starts here | Cardiff Canton Sidings | 8 | 2025 | passed+3 | 4 carriages 756003 |
Italic estimated timing, bold is actual.
Updated 05:17