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Cardiff Central CDF
| Time | From | Platform | Actual | Status | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1737 | London Paddington | 3 | 1739 | arrived | 10 carriages |
| 1738 | Swansea | 0 | 1738 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1738 | Rhymney | 8 | 1737 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1741 | Bridgend | 6 | 1740 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1742 | Merthyr Tydfil | 7 | 1739 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1744 | Manchester Piccadilly | 4 | 1753 | arrived+12 | 6 carriages |
| 1746 | Treherbert | 7 | 1744 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1747 | Penarth | 6 | 1746 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1749 | Caerphilly | 8 | 1748 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1750 | Portsmouth Harbour | 3 | 1806 | arrived+16 | 3 carriages |
| 1751 | Barry Island | 6 | 1750 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1751 | Milford Haven | 2 | 1747 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1755 | Aberdare | 6 | 1753 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1758 | Bargoed | 8 | 1804 | arrived+7 | 5 carriages |
| 1759 | Cheltenham Spa | 2 | 1814 | arrived+17 | 2 carriages |
| 1803 | Penarth | 6 | 1801 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1803 | Coryton | 8 | 1808 | arrived+7 | 4 carriages |
| 1803 | Maesteg | 1 | 1801 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1806 | London Paddington | 4 was 3 | 1815 | arrived+8 | 5 carriages |
| 1806 | Ebbw Vale Town | 4 | 1804 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1808 | Rhymney | 7 was 8 | 1810 | +1 | 2 carriages |
| 1811 | Barry Island | 6 | 1809 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1812 | Merthyr Tydfil | 7 | 1812 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1814 | Carmarthen | 1 | 1815 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1815 | Exeter St Davids | 3 | 1819 | arrived+4 | 5 carriages |
| 1816 | Treherbert | 7 | 1817 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1817 | Penarth | 6 | 1815 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1819 | Caerphilly | 8 | 1819 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1821 | Barry Island | 6 | 1820 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1825 | Aberdare | 6 | 1823 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1828 | Bargoed | 8 | 1826 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1829 | Nottingham | 2 | 1832 | arrived+3 | 3 carriages |
| 1833 | Penarth | 6 | 1835 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1833 | Coryton | 8 | 1834 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1837 | Pembroke Dock | 0 | 1837 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1837 | London Paddington | 4 | 1850 | arrived+13 | 10 carriages |
| 1838 | Rhymney | 8 | 1840 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1841 | Bridgend | 6 | 1840 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1842 | Fishguard Harbour | 2 | 1845 | arrived+3 | 2 carriages |
| 1842 | Merthyr Tydfil | 7 | 1842 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1846 | Treherbert | 7 | 1846 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1846 | Manchester Piccadilly | 4 | 1843 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1847 | Penarth | 6 | 1847 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1849 | Caerphilly | 8 | 1848 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1850 | Portsmouth Harbour | 3 | 1854 | arrived+4 | 4 carriages |
| 1851 | Barry Island | 6 | 1851 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1855 | Aberdare | 6 | 1856 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1858 | Bargoed | 8 | cancelled | 5 carriages | |
| 1901 | Cheltenham Spa | 2 | 1858 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1902 | Maesteg | 0 | 1900 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1903 | Coryton | 8 | 1901 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1904 | Penarth | 7 | 1859 | arrived-4 | 4 carriages |
| 1905 | Ebbw Vale Town | 4 | 1901 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1908 | Rhymney | 8 | 1908 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1910 | London Paddington | 3 | 1935 | arrived+24 | 9 carriages |
| 1911 | Barry Island | 6 | 1908 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1912 | Merthyr Tydfil | 7 | 1911 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1915 | Swansea | 1 | 1915 | arrived | 9 carriages |
| 1916 | Treherbert | 7 | 1914 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1917 | Penarth | 6 | 1916 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1919 | Caerphilly | 8 | 1918 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1920 | Holyhead | 2 | 1916 | arrived-2 | 3 carriages |
| 1923 | Barry Island | 7 | 1923 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1923 | Taunton | 3 | 1920 | arrived-3 | 5 carriages |
| 1925 | Aberdare | 6 | 1925 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1926 | Nottingham | 4 | 1924 | arrived-2 | 3 carriages |
| 1928 | Bargoed | 8 | 1931 | arrived+4 | 5 carriages |
| 1934 | Coryton | 7 | 1935 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 1938 | London Paddington | 4 was 3 | 1959 | arrived+22 | 10 carriages |
| 1938 | Rhymney | 7 | 1942 | arrived+4 | 2 carriages |
| 1941 | Swansea | 2 | 1940 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1941 | Bridgend | 6 | 1939 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1942 | Merthyr Tydfil | 7 | 1945 | arrived+4 | 5 carriages |
| 1945 | Manchester Piccadilly | 3 | 1942 | arrived-2 | 3 carriages |
| 1946 | Treherbert | 7 | 1949 | arrived+4 | 5 carriages |
| 1947 | Milford Haven | 4 | 1944 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1947 | Penarth | 6 | 1948 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 1950 | Ebbw Vale Town | 4A | 1948 | arrived | 2 carriages |
Italic estimated timing, bold is actual.
Updated 21:32