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CAF class 197 Civity for TfW: Cambrian training schedules

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The Transport for Wales Class 197/0e units are now spending more time on the Cambrian than in previous months and years, with much more frequent training now scheduled than before (in preparation for the planned entry-to-service of the Class 197/0e units on the Cambrian in September 2026).

Therefore, my posts in the main 197 thread with the upcoming schedules were starting to get much longer and were taking up a lot of space, so, at the suggestion of @DelW, I've started this thread :) The links below were originally in post #10,388 of the main 197 thread.

58 upcoming 197 Cambrian schedules:

Sun 19/4/26

Mon 20/4/26

Tue 21/4/26

Wed 22/4/26

Thu 23/4/26

Fri 24/4/26

Sun 26/4/26

Mon 27/4/26

Tue 28/4/26

Wed 29/4/26

Thu 30/4/26

Fri 1/5/26
 
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An additional run today in the system Machynlleth-Shrewsbury-Machynlleth
Thanks for sharing :)

Sun 19/4/26
^cancelled

Mon 20/4/26
^cancelled ^cancelled ^cancelled
^Very Short Term Plan schedule - Machynlleth sidings-Shrewsbury-Machynlleth sidings - ran (197029 solo - thanks @sd0733 :))
^cancelled ^cancelled ^cancelled ^cancelled

Tue 21/4/26
^cancelled ^cancelled
^Very Short Term Plan schedule - Machynlleth sidings-Shrewsbury-Machynlleth sidings - ran (197029 solo - thanks @sd0733 :))
cancelled cancelled ^ran (197039 solo) ^ran (197039 solo)
while 197029 and 197030 were in sidings at Machynlleth (far apart from each other)
 
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Thanks for sharing :)

Sun 19/4/26
^cancelled

M
^Very Short Term Plan schedule - Machynlleth sidings-Shrewsbury-Machynlleth sidings - ran (does anyone know the unit number/s - @sd0733?)
Shows as 197029 on that one.
 

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Shows as 197029 on that one.
Thanks a lot :)

Wed 22/4/26
^cancelled ^cancelled
^cancelled ^cancelled ^cancelled ^cancelled

Thu 23/4/26
^cancelled ^cancelled ^ran ^ran ^cancelled ^cancelled

Fri 24/4/26
^cancelled ^cancelled ^ran ^ran
^Very Short Term Plan schedule - ran (197029 solo - thanks @sd0733 :))
^Very Short Term Plan schedule - ran (197029 solo - thanks @sd0733 :))

Fri 24/4/26 / Sat 25/4/26 night-time
^ran (197041+197040)
^ran (reformed to 197041+197040)
^partially ran - Welshpool to Newtown (197040+197041)
^partially ran - Newtown to Crewe South Yard (197041+197040)

Sat 25/4/26 morning - [197039 and 197029] far apart from 197030 in Machynlleth sidings. With 197041 and 197040 on the night-time mileage accumulation runs, there were 5 197s on the Cambrian last night / in the early hours of this morning.

Sun 26/4/26
^cancelled

Mon 27/4/26
^ran ^ran ^Very Short Term Plan schedule - Machynlleth sidings-Shrewsbury-Machynlleth sidings - ran (197029 solo - thanks @sd0733 :))
^cancelled ^cancelled ^ran (197029 solo) ^ran (197029 solo)

Tue 28/4/26
^ran ^ran ^ran ^ran ^ran ^cancelled

Wed 29/4/26
^ran ^ran ^cancelled ^cancelled ^ran ^ran

Wed 29/4/26 late evening - [197029 and 197039] far apart from 197030 in Machynlleth sidings.

32 upcoming schedules:

Thu 30/4/26

Fri 1/5/26

Mon 4/5/26

Tue 5/5/26

Wed 6/5/26

Thu 7/5/26

Fri 8/5/26
 
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Midday visit to Machynlleth found 197.030 on depot and 197.039 in the sidings. No sign of 197.029.

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meant to say this was yesterday
 
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Midday visit to Machynlleth found 197.030 on depot and 197.039 in the sidings. No sign of 197.029.

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meant to say this was yesterday
I'm pretty sure that 197029+197039 were both in the coal/tank sidings (as in, hidden behind the old shed looked at from the station) yesterday evening (Wed 29/4/26), with 197030 being in the siding close to the new shed / station footbridge.

Did you look at the coal/tank sidings from the window of a 158 coming into or going out of Machynlleth on the Shrewsbury/Caersws side, or did you look at them on foot from by Unit 7 Dyfi Eco Park?

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Thanks for the updates.
Welcome.
 
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I'm pretty sure that 197029+197039 were both in the coal/tank sidings (as in, hidden behind the old shed looked at from the station) yesterday evening (Wed 29/4/26), with 197030 being in the siding close to the new shed / station footbridge.

Did you look at the coal/tank sidings from the window of a 158 coming into or going out of Machynlleth on the Shrewsbury/Caersws side, or did you look at them on foot from by Unit 7 Dyfi Eco Park?

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Welcome.
Hi. looked on foot from the new road bridge just outside Machynlleth that runs parallel to the sidings. 039 was the only unit I could see.

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For information. 197.029 on the test run to Pwllheli this evening just seen at Tywyn
 

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