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It is expensive unless you find a cheaper advance. When I go from Neath to Manchester its £122 for a return (but this ticket is very flexible in that you can return anytime on any train within 1 month and also travel via Birmingham/Bristol Parkaway or on the Birmingham-Cardiff direct service if...

That seems very expensive to go to Manchester one way. Now if it was a return that would be a very attractive offer. Assume it's valid via the Marches only give it's a TFW offer. The type of traction on the promotion wouldn't bother me. And most non enthusiasts would likely not notice anyway.

Almost all Swanline are 150s or pairs of 153s today too. Apart from the first one this morning and the 1325 from Swansea which are 197s. All Maesteg's are 150s and most of Cheltenham's too.

Had another fabulous journey on the HOWL last Friday. This time I drove to Llandeilo and picked up the 1145 service to Shrewsbury getting off at Llandrindod. I felt there wasnt enough to justify a 4 hour visit to Llandrindod so my visit lasted 22 minutes (arrival at 1302 and depoarture at...

Its a shame GWR are having such major problems with the 175s. They were very nice units internally but ATW and then TFW had no end of issues with them. 1788722345 So pretty much like when TFW had to take them out of service and there was an abundance of Sprinters covering. Lets hope this...

I did sit at a table for a while but wanted to be on the right hand side (facing the direction of travel) to attempt a video crossing the amazing Cynghordy viaduct. And all tables were taken this side. This was a 'normal' pair of 153s. On the return it was an active travel set and in the...

170s were going to stay and do Pembroke Dock (so I assume Swanline as well as that's one service now) as well as the Heart of Wales. They would have been about 15 years newer than the 153s. Perhaps when TFW are finally ready to throw the towel in with unreliable MK4s then we might get new...

Thats good. I was thinking today when using the HOWL that it would be odd to see a 197 there. I expect we would just get used to it.

In the original TFW 15 year franchise (2018-2033) it was meant to be 170s on the HOWL but that changed when it was decided the 170s were to leave TFW and they were to keep some 153s for the HOWL instead. So I assume the plan was then until 2033 for the 153s. However lots of things have changed...

I can answer question 1 for definite but only able to give my best guess for the other 2. You can definitely upgrade on board with a standard class advance single (or anytime/off peak return), ive done that myself. As for the cost - I thought it was £21 on weekdays but maybe as its a shorter...

I believe the two services between Carmarthen and Cardiff that were withdrawn a few timetables ago (roughly 9am and 11am departures from Carmarthen) just sit in Carmarthen until later. On Saturdays they run through to Cardiff as before and I believe if the plan to start the Bristol service...

Thanks I just went back to that post to look. There seems to have been 153s (and 150s) covering on a lot more services than that however. Maesteg and Ebbw Vale has been almost 100% Sprinters in the last few weeks! The Heart of Wales also seems to be a mix of 150s and AT sets with the...

Yes and the train in question on Saturday - 1845 Swansea to Milford - there was nothing else going West for over an hour which would have meant arranging quite a bit of road transport. Yes I would do that although technically with an advance ticket you are meant to take the next available...

Looking at real time trains they allow 25 minutes from Bridgend to Cardiff so the usual scenario of terminating trains having padding to absorb delays at their final destination. But one day it arrived 6 minutes early so the Manchester connection would have had plenty of time even if it didn't...

I doubt they would hold it if it wasn't a valid connection. Which makes it pointless really running a sprinter over to Swansea ECS in the first place. It should leave earlier to maintain the connection or not bother at all and tell people just to connect from the GWR. I believe it is because...

25 x 2 car and 18 x 3 cars in service today which means we have 43 covering 49 diagrams. So no wonder we have so many Sprinters about in the South today. When at Swansea earlier I saw more Sprinters than anything else! Does anyone know which 197 is in Landore - I saw it today but wasnt close...

In the long term diagrams (May to September) there are only a few booked workings for the non AT 153 sets from memory. I believe a pair doing one of the Ebbw Vale to Newports and a few on Swanline/West Wales services. Its just as well they have them to cover as today there seems to be lots of...

Looking like 2 diagrams today and the other 2 covered by a unit (0539 from Swansea and 0854 from Cardiff)

Thanks everyone. Some interesting info there. I had a feeling Cardiff Central would not be self dispatch under any circumstances

I believe Northern Dispatchers dispatch TFW services at both Manchester Piccadilly and Wilmslow and Avanti dispatch at Crewe, Warrington and Stockport. Does anyone know any other stations? Cheltenham and Gloucester its GWR I assume and will be when TFW start at Bristol Temple Meads. What about...