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Pacers generally can appear on Summer Saturdays 0545 Swansea to Pembroke Dock, 2hours 22 mins

The last time I believe this service was loco hauled (class 50) was 2005. It then went to 2 x class 150, with train reversing at Llanelli, presumably a Carmarthen crew taking charge there and in recent years has been leaving main line after Port Talbot, next stop Pontarddulais. Last went on this...

I was on the summer Saturday GWR HST service from Pembroke Dock to Paddington yesterday. As we approached Saundersfoot at about 10.45. the train manager announced that passengers leaving the train must use the rear 4 carriages but the train did not stop at all despite 20 people being on the...

What about GWR taking on the 442's using class 67 on the Cardiff to Portsmouth route but possibly develop a duel 3rd rail / push pull system. Failing that class 73 push pull. Next release 158's to run Maesteg / Cheltenham / Ebbw Vale/ Pembroke Dock services. Then redeploy 150's onto valleys, all...

Surely this is just 3 journeys rolled into 1 . Crewe to Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury to Swansea via HOWL and Swansea to Cardiff. If they were listed as 3 separate services then nothing remarkable

Clarbeston Road east bound platform is connected to westbound by walking up into village , crossing road bridge and coming back onto westbound platform, approx 300m walk. I should think that the Fishguard bound train will be waiting in the westbound platform when the Milford Haven train arrives...