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1W96 1722 Cardiff Central to Holyhead
Departing on 5th January 2026

operated by
Transport for Wales
2 coaches
Cardiff Central - Chester
197037
4 coaches
Chester - Holyhead
197037
197035
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Route
Mi.Ch
Location
Pl
Arr
Dep
Arr
Dep
Arr
Dep
Dly
Path
Line
0.00
Cardiff Central [CDF]
Pathed as Diesel locomotive, trailing load 245 tonnes at 110mph
forms from 5W96 from Cardiff Canton Sidings
2
1722
1722
1722
B
0.12
Cardiff East
pass
1722½
pass
1723¼
C
B
0.75
Long Dyke Jn
pass
1724
pass
1724¼
B
UM
1.45
Moorland Road Junction
pass
1724½
pass
1725¼
2.10
Pengam Jn
pass
1725
pass
1725¾
2.49
Rumney River Bridge Jn
pass
1725½
pass
1726
6.50
Marshfield
pass
1728½
pass
1729
10.23
Ebbw Jn
½
pass
1731
pass
1731½
UM
UM
10.78
Gaer Jn
pass
1732
pass
1732
UM
11.60
Newport (South Wales) [NWP]
3
1735
1736
1734
1736
1737½
1739½
+3
UM
UM
12.14
Maindee West Jn
pass
1737
pass
1741
+4
UM
UH
12.47
Maindee North Jn
1
pass
1739
pass
1742¾
+3
UH
15.77
Ponthir
pass
1742½
pass
1746¼
+3
18.67
Cwmbran [CWM]
2
1747
1748
1746
1748
1749½
1750¼
+2
20.01
Panteg
pass
1750
No report
21.61
Pontypool & New Inn [PPL]
1754
1754
1753
1754½
No report
23.28
Little Mill Jn
½
pass
1756½
pass
1757
29.39
Penpergwn
pass
1801
No report
32.17
Abergavenny [AGV]
1
1805
1805
1803½
1805½
1805
1806
38.64
Abergavenny Sig 38
pass
1811½
No report
43.64
Pontrilas
pass
1816
pass
1817
+1
49.41
Tram Inn
2
pass
1820½
pass
1821
56.14
Hereford [HFD]
3
1831
1831
1829½
1831½
1828
1833
+1
57.71
Shelwick Jn
pass
1834
pass
1835
+1
60.32
Moreton-on-lugg
½
pass
1836
pass
1837
+1
68.61
Leominster [LEO]
pass
1843
pass
1843
75.15
Woofferton
½
pass
1847½
pass
1852
+4
79.55
Ludlow [LUD]
1853
1853
1852
1853½
1857
1858
+4
81.77
Bromfield
pass
1856
pass
1900
+4
84.29
Onibury
pass
1858
No report
87.20
Craven Arms [CRV]
1½
1
pass
1900½
pass
1907
+6
91.68
Marsh Brook Level Crossing
pass
1906
pass
1916
+10
94.34
Church Stretton [CTT]
pass
1908
No report
100.72
Dorrington
1 3 ½
pass
1913
pass
1924
+11
106.32
Sutton Bridge Jn
pass
1922
pass
1929
+7
106.69
English Bridge Junction
pass
1923
pass
1930
+7
107.13
Shrewsbury [SHR]
4
1925
1928
1925
1928
1931
1938
+10
107.24
Shrewsbury Crewe Jn S.B.
pass
1928½
No report
118.73
Haughton Sidings
pass
1938½
No report
123.34
Decoy L.C.
pass
1942½
No report
125.17
Gobowen [GOB]
1946
1946
1944½
1946
1953
1954
+8
128.21
Chirk [CRK]
pass
1949½
No report
132.51
Ruabon [RUA]
pass
1953½
No report
137.09
Croes Newydd North Fork [XNF]
pass
1957½
No report
137.33
Wrexham General [WRX]
2
2000
2000
1958½
2000
2007
2008
+8
138.07
Wrexham North
pass
2001½
No report
142.15
Rossett Jn
1
pass
2006
pass
2014½
+8
UDW
DW
147.53
Saltney Jn
pass
2012½
pass
2019¾
+7
DW
UM
148.44
Roodee Jn
pass
2013½
pass
2020½
+7
UM
UF
149.12
Chester South Jn.
pass
2014
pass
2022¼
+8
UFL
149.33
Chester West Jn.
pass
2014½
pass
2023¾
+9
UF
149.51
Chester [CTR]
Service reverses here
4
2018
2025
2015½
2025½
2024¼
2032½
+7
149.69
Chester West Jn.
pass
2026½
pass
2033½
+7
UF
150.10
Chester South Jn.
pass
2027
pass
2034
+7
UF
DF
150.58
Roodee Jn
pass
2027½
pass
2034¾
+7
DF
DM
151.49
Saltney Jn
pass
2028½
pass
2036
+7
155.33
Sandycroft
pass
2031½
pass
2039
+7
157.37
Shotton [SHT]
½
2
pass
2033
pass
2040¾
+7
159.34
Rockcliffe Hall
pass
2035
pass
2042½
+7
161.40
Flint Jn
pass
2037
pass
2044
+7
162.07
Flint [FLN]
2
2039
2039
2038
2039½
2044¾
2046
+6
166.36
Holywell Jn
pass
2044
pass
2050¼
+6
169.02
Mostyn East Jn
pass
2046
pass
2052
+6
169.52
Mostyn Signal Box
pass
2046½
pass
2052½
+6
169.63
Mostyn West Jn
pass
2046½
pass
2052½
+6
176.03
Prestatyn [PRT]
2
2052
2052
2051
2052½
2057¼
2058¾
+6
179.27
Rhyl Jn
pass
2056½
pass
2102¾
+6
179.48
Rhyl [RHL]
2
2059
2059
2057½
2059½
2103¼
2104¼
+4
183.70
Abergele & Pensarn [AGL]
2
pass
2103½
pass
2109
+5
187.49
Llysfaen Emergency Gf
pass
2106½
pass
2111¼
+4
189.77
Colwyn Bay [CWB]
1
2110
2111
2109
2111
2114
2115
+4
193.79
Llandudno Junction [LLJ]
3
2118
2119
2117
2119
2119
2121
+2
195.00
Conwy [CNW]
pass
2120½
No report
199.29
Penmaenmawr [PMW]
pass
2125
pass
2128
+3
202.08
Llanfairfechan [LLF]
pass
2127
No report
204.13
Aber Ground Frame
pass
2129
No report
209.31
Bangor (Gwynedd) [BNG]
2
2135
2135
2133½
2135½
2137
2139
+3
211.60
Menai Bridge
pass
2139½
pass
2142
+2
212.69
Llanfairpwll [LPG]
pass
2141
pass
2144
+3
215.49
Gaerwen
pass
2143½
pass
2146
+2
222.12
Bodorgan [BOR]
pass
2149
No report
224.62
Ty Croes [TYC]
pass
2151
No report
226.35
Rhosneigr [RHO]
pass
2152
No report
230.37
Valley [VAL]
1 2
pass
2155½
pass
2158
+2
234.02
Holyhead [HHD]
2
2206
2204
2204
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