19th October 1974

Branch Line Society
South Wales Wanderer No.2

DMU Used Set C305 (50910+59368+50857)

Route : 1Z18 throughout

DMU Route
as listed Cardiff Central - Newport - Maindee North Jn - Llantarnam Jn - Panteg & Coed-y-Gric - Blaenavon Furnace Sidings
as listed Blaenavon Furnace Sidings - Panteg & Coed-y-Gric
as listed Panteg & Coed-y-Gric - Hafodyrynys Colliery (to far end of colliery buildings)
as listed Hafodyrynys Colliery - Panteg & Coed-y-Gric
as listed Panteg & Coed-y-Gric -Pontypool Road Station South - Little Mill Jn - Glascoed (end of single line)
as listed Glascoed - Little Mill Jn - Pontypool - Lower Pontynewydd - Llantarnam Jn - Maindee North Jn - Newport - Gaer Jn - Park Jn
as listed Park Jn - Maesglas Jn - East Mendalgief Jn
as listed East Mendalgief Jn - Waterloo Loop - Newport Dock Street
as listed Newport Dock Street - Alexandra Dock Jn - Cardiff Central - Radyr Jn - Pontypridd - Stormstown Jn - Abercynon - Aberdare High Level
as listed Aberdare High Level - Abercynon - Stormstown Jn
as listed Stormstown Jn - Abercynon Colliery (end of line)
as listed Abercynon Colliery - Stormstown Jn - Pontypridd - Radyr Jn - Penarth Curve North Jn - Cardiff Central

Sources : Kevin Driscoll & Ian Umpleby

Timings (Booked & (Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C

Location Booked (Actual)
0.00
Cardiff Central 10.20d (10.20d)
11.72
Newport 10.34a ~ 10.36d
12.53
Maindee North Jn 10/38
17.63
Llantarnam Jn 10/46
21.09
Panteg & Coed-y-Gric 10/58
30.75
Blaenavon Furnace Sidings 11.45 ~ 11.55
40.61
Panteg & Coed-y-Gric 12.40 ~ 12.43
44.24
Hafodyrynys Colliery 13.00 ~ 13.10
48.67
Panteg & Coed-y-Gric 13.25 ~ 13.29
49.45
Pontypool Road Station South 13/35
51.33
Little Mill Jn 13/40
53.05
Glascoed (end of single line) 13.45 ~ 13.50
54.57
Little Mill Jn 13/55
?
Pontypool 14/00
58.55
Lower Pontnewydd ?
60.12
Llantarnam Jn 14/05
65.22
Maindee North Jn 14/11
66.03
Newport 14.14a ~ 14.20d
66.70
Gaer Jn 14/22
67.63
Park Jn 14.25 ~ 14.29
68.20
Maesglas Jn 14/33
68.48
East Mendalgief Jn 14.37 ~ 14.42
69.12
Waterloo Loop 14/47
70.34
Newport Dock Street 15.02 ~ 15.12
?
Alexandra Dock Jn 15.27 ~ 15.29
82.39
Cardiff Central 15.45a ~ 15.47d
87.42
Radyr Jn 16/01
95.30
Pontypridd 16/14
97.66
Stormstown Jn ?
98.49
Abercynon 16/22
106.08
Aberdare High Level 16.47 ~ 16.55
113.47
Abercynon 17/20
114.30
Stormstown Jn 17.22 ~ 17.27
115.10
Abercynon Colliery (end of line) 17.30 ~ 17.35
115.70
Stormstown Jn 17/38
118.26
Pontypridd 17/45
126.14
Radyr Jn 17/59
?
Penarth Curve North Jn 18/09
131.17
Cardiff Central 18.15a (18.40a)


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