What does this symbol mean?

[Andrew*Debbie]

I came across an unfamilair symbol when looking for tickets from Bangor(BNG) to Cardiff Central(CDF). It is at the bottom of the 13:00 departure. It shows up on the tfw.wales website but not on the app or the printed timetable.

What does it mean?



Image description: the symbol shows a small train next to a larger train

 

[AlterEgo]

It means that itinerary is overtaken by another one (to the immediate left).

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

It's one of those daft situations at Newport where the Holyhead uses P1 (1651) and then the relief line to Cardiff, while the later IET on London-Cardiff uses P2 (1657) and the main line so reaches Cardiff first.
You get 6 minutes (maybe ) to run over the bridge at Newport to get to Cardiff 3 minutes earlier.

Realtime Trains | Departures from Newport (South Wales) all day on 19/02/2024

Train information at Newport (South Wales) all day on 19/02/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[CarrotPie]

I came across an unfamilair symbol when looking for tickets from Bangor(BNG) to Cardiff Central(CDF). It is at the bottom of the 13:00 departure. It shows up on the tfw.wales website but not on the app or the printed timetable.

What does it mean?


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It means that itinerary is overtaken (by the itinerary to the left, in this case).

 

[father_jack]

It's one of those daft situations at Newport where the Holyhead uses P1 (1651) and then the relief line to Cardiff, while the later IET on London-Cardiff uses P2 (1657) and the main line so reaches Cardiff first.
You get 6 minutes (maybe ) to run over the bridge at Newport to get to Cardiff 3 minutes earlier.

Realtime Trains | Departures from Newport (South Wales) all day on 19/02/2024

Train information at Newport (South Wales) all day on 19/02/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Same thing happens on a few Gloucester to Bristol TM trains, you can get off and change at Filton Abbey Wood and arrive a minute sooner. Inconvenient when the Portsmouth is on time and the Gloucester is late. Or total shambles if the disembarked passenger discovers the Portsmouth is cancelled as the Gloucester zooms away.

 

[edwin_m]

They should use that symbol for interchange at Blaenau and Minffordd

 

[Andrew*Debbie]

It's one of those daft situations at Newport where the Holyhead uses P1 (1651) and then the relief line to Cardiff, while the later IET on London-Cardiff uses P2 (1657)

Ahhhh. Changing at Newport at 5pm on a Friday.. Hilarious.

Thanks to all for the information.