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Cardiff Central CDF
| Time | From | Platform | Actual | Status | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1953 | Portsmouth Harbour | 3 | 1953 | arrived | 3 carriages |
| 1953 | Barry Island | 7 | 1951 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1955 | Aberdare | 6 | 1954 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1958 | Bargoed | 8 | 1958 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 1959 | Cheltenham Spa | 4 | 2004 | arrived+6 | 2 carriages |
| 2003 | Coryton | 8 | 2004 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 2005 | Maesteg | 0 | 2009 | arrived+6 | 2 carriages |
| 2006 | Edinburgh | 2 | 2030 | arrived+24 | 4 carriages |
| 2008 | Rhymney | 7 | 2008 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 2012 | Merthyr Tydfil | 8 | 2010 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 2012 | Ebbw Vale Town | 3 was 4 | 2011 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 2014 | Carmarthen | 1 | 2013 | arrived | 15 carriages |
| 2014 | London Paddington | 4 was 3 | 2029 | arrived+11 | 9 carriages |
| 2016 | Treherbert | 7 | 2014 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 2018 | Penarth | 6 | 2016 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 2022 | Taunton | 3 | 2021 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 2023 | Barry Island | 6 | 2019 | arrived-2 | 5 carriages |
| 2026 | Aberdare | 4 | 2021 | arrived-4 | 5 carriages |
| 2028 | Bargoed | 8 | 2027 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 2033 | Coryton | 7 | 2031 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 2035 | Pembroke Dock | 2 | 2034 | arrived | 3 carriages |
| 2036 | Ebbw Vale Town | 4 | 2034 | arrived | 1 carriage |
| 2037 | London Paddington | 4 was 3 | 2054 | arrived+16 | 10 carriages |
| 2038 | Rhymney | 8 | 2037 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 2040 | Bridgend | 6 | 2038 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 2042 | Merthyr Tydfil | 8 | 2041 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 2046 | Treherbert | 7 | 2044 | arrived | 5 carriages |
| 2047 | Milford Haven | 2 | 2047 | arrived | 3 carriages |
| 2047 | Penarth | 6 | 2046 | arrived | 4 carriages |
| 2049 | Portsmouth Harbour | 3 | 2051 | arrived | 2 carriages |
| 2053 | Barry Island | 7 | 2049 | arrived-2 | 2 carriages |
Italic estimated timing, bold is actual.
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