Valley Lines - Merthyr Tydfil

[DarloRich]

On 1st November I hope to travel to Merthyr Tydfil to see the football. What sort of train will I get from Cardiff?

 

[Haywain]

From a quick check on RTT, it looks like most of the workings are being provided by class 756 units.

 

[DarloRich]

From a quick check on RTT, it looks like most of the workings are being provided by class 756 units.

thanks - I thought those lines were going over to the new tram trains

 

[Falcon1200]

thanks - I thought those lines were going over to the new tram trains

I went to Merthyr today and the trains were indeed the excellent Class 756. Not sure what the locals will think when they are eventually, as planned, replaced by the tram-trains; I don't know when that is expected to happen.

 

[Lewisham2221]

thanks - I thought those lines were going over to the new tram trains

They are, but they aren't in service yet, and won't be by 1st Nov.

 

[DarloRich]

They are, but they aren't in service yet, and won't be by 1st Nov.

I went to Merthyr today and the trains were indeed the excellent Class 756. Not sure what the locals will think when they are eventually, as planned, replaced by the tram-trains; I don't know when that is expected to happen.

thanks!

 

[Merthyr Imp]

thanks - I thought those lines were going over to the new tram trains

By all accounts it appears the new Class 398s won't be entering service until early next year at the - er - earliest.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

I went to Merthyr today and the trains were indeed the excellent Class 756. Not sure what the locals will think when they are eventually, as planned, replaced by the tram-trains;

No doubt they will consider them not as good, but I suspect quite a few will think that one of them every 15 minutes to Cardiff is at least better than a bus every hour.

 

[Andy Pacer]

No doubt they will consider them not as good, but I suspect quite a few will think that one of them every 15 minutes to Cardiff is at least better than a bus every hour.

Was that the alternative then? Tram trains or no train?

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Was that the alternative then? Tram trains or no train?

No.

The fact is the bus service between Merthyr and Cardiff was pre-covid every 15 minutes, it then went to every 30 minutes and has now reduced to one an hour.

I was making the point that people might think that whatever the type of train a 15-minute service is better than an hourly bus service.