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It released a couple of units so that the Bristol-Oxford trains could be diagrammed, I know that much. What those two units get up to on a Sunday I don't know... There used to be 2 all day 800 diagrams on the Bristol-Worcester stoppers, but now there is only 1

Lots of different 398s running up and down the 3 valleys from Taffs Well depot all weekend, all running basically to time as far as I can see

They seem to be running fairly consistently the last few days

One correction for the video above. It was mentioned that trains will be every 30 minutes at Charfield, same as Yate. I believe it will only be hourly, same as Cam & Dursley, due to lack of capacity on the route

Thank you Bob. As someone who's local station used to be Treforest, I will soon be doing my own filming. Wanted to wait until the 398s started daytime testing so I can get all 3 trains in 1 day, before the 150s finish

Well it looks like a 398 (or 2) has finally escaped the depot in daytime. According to realtimetrains.co.uk , the 3Q00/3Q01 Taffs Well Depot - Treherbert & return working ran this morning, and kept to the schedule

Agree with the last post. Hopefully common sense can prevail, with an agreement to allow window bars fitted to door windows in such a way that you can't lean out in a dangerous manner, but you can film and enjoy the sounds, as long as over zealous stewarding is reigned in.

The wording seemed a bit ambiguous. If the trial is successful, logically, all seating may then be fitted. On the other hand, the Turbos are due to be replaced in a few years, so who knows?

Wasn't there an article on here that mentioned the possibility of extra services terminating at Pontypridd in additon to the 3 Valleys?

The document showing routes for class 398 lists Queen St to Ystrad Mynach & Coryton. Isn't this new ??

I presume that's why the all day IET Bristol-Worcester diagram is listed as reverting to DMU in September?

231s have been tested as far as my home town, Pontypridd. I saw an article that TfW will clear the core Valleys for 231s. Seems bizarre to me that Pontypridd gets trams, but Caerphilly gets Flirts with toilets. Will Pontypridd passengers feel they have the inferior trains ? There has...

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Realtimetrains.co.uk suggests 800s on some Worcester-Bristol diagrams, not just HST 2+4 replacements. Half hourly to Yate/Gloucester AND half hourly Bristol-Keynsham-Oldfield Park-Bath-Westbury-Salisbury. Without 769s releasing Turbos for these services, trains needed from somewhere. I wonder if...

Yes it does go to Margam Yard. Not sure if still in regular use. It was used for freight diversions not so long ago. Saw a video on YouTube. I went on the line on a railtour in 1992, when the line to Blaengarw was still open. The freight diversions used a loop on the remains of the latter line...