Detailed timetable
18:53 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Planned service information
- Power type
- Diesel
- Timing load / planned train type
- 245
- Maximum speed
- 110 mph
- Train class code
- B
- Reservation code
- S
- Catering code
- F
| Location | Platform | Scheduled | Actual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | Delay | ||
| Cardiff Central | 1 | 18:53 | 18:53 | On time | ||
| Long Dyke Junction | pass | 18:55 | 18:56 | +1 min | ||
| Marshfield | pass | 18:59½ | 19:02 | +3 min | ||
| Ebbw Junction | pass | 19:02½ | 19:06 | +4 min | ||
| Gaer Junction | pass | 19:03 | 19:07 | |||
| Newport (S Wales) | 4 | 19:06 | 19:07 | 19:08 | 19:10 | +3 min |
| Maindee West Junction | pass | 19:08 | 19:12 | +4 min | ||
| Maindee North Junction | pass | 19:10 | 19:13 | +3 min | ||
| Cwmbran | 19:17 | 19:17 | 19:21 | 19:23 | +6 min | |
| Little Mill Junction | pass | 19:23½ | 19:29 | +6 min | ||
| Abergavenny | 1 | 19:32 | 19:32 | 19:37 | 19:39 | +7 min |
| Abergavenny Sig 38 | pass | 19:38 | 19:45 | |||
| Pontrilas | pass | 19:43 | 19:50 | +7 min | ||
| Tram Inn | pass | 19:47½ | 19:54 | +7 min | ||
| Hereford | 3 | 19:57 | 19:58 | 20:02 | 20:04 | +6 min |
| Shelwick Junction | pass | 20:01½ | 20:07 | +6 min | ||
| Moreton-On-Lugg | pass | 20:03½ | 20:10 | +7 min | ||
| Leominster | 20:12 | 20:12 | 20:17 | 20:20 | +8 min | |
| Woofferton | pass | 20:18 | 20:28 | +10 min | ||
| Ludlow | 20:24 | 20:24 | 20:32½ | 20:34 | +10 min | |
| Bromfield | pass | 20:26½ | 20:38 | +12 min | ||
| Craven Arms | 1 | pass | 20:31 | 20:43 | +12 min | |
| Marsh Brook Level Crossing | pass | 20:35 | 20:47 | +12 min | ||
| Dorrington | pass | 20:42 | 20:55 | +13 min | ||
| Sutton Bridge Junction | pass | 20:48 | 21:01 | +13 min | ||
| English Bridge Junction | pass | 20:49 | 21:02 | +13 min | ||
| Shrewsbury | 4 | 20:52 | 21:01 | 21:04 | 21:06 | +5 min |
| Harlescott X | pass | 21:04½ | 21:09 | +5 min | ||
| Wem | pass | 21:10½ | 21:18 | +8 min | ||
| Prees | pass | 21:13 | 21:21 | |||
| Wrenbury | pass | 21:20 | 21:28 | |||
| Nantwich | pass | 21:25 | 21:34 | +9 min | ||
| Gresty Green West Junction | pass | 21:30½ | 21:39½ | |||
| Gresty Lane Junction | pass | 21:32 | 21:40 | +8 min | ||
| Crewe | 6 | 21:37 | 21:38 | 21:45 | 21:47 | +9 min |
| Sandbach | 2 | pass | 21:44 | 21:53 | +9 min | |
| Chelford | pass | 21:50 | 22:03 | +13 min | ||
| Alderley Edge | 1 | pass | 21:52 | 22:06 | +14 min | |
| Wilmslow | 3 | 21:57 | 21:57 | 22:08 | 22:10 | +13 min |
| Cheadle Hulme | 1 | pass | 22:02½ | 22:14 | +12 min | |
| Adswood Road Junction | pass | 22:03 | 22:14 | +11 min | ||
| Edgeley Junction No1 | pass | 22:04 | 22:16 | +12 min | ||
| Edgeley Junction No2 | pass | 22:04½ | 22:16 | +12 min | ||
| Stockport | 3 | 22:07 | 22:08 | 22:17 | 22:19 | +11 min |
| Heaton Norris Junction | pass | 22:09½ | 22:20 | +11 min | ||
| Slade Lane Junction | pass | 22:13½ | 22:23 | +10 min | ||
| Ardwick Junction | pass | 22:17 | 22:26 | +9 min | ||
| Manchester Piccadilly | 14 | 22:21 | 22:28 | +9 min | ||
Bold times are confirmed TRUST movement reports. Italic times are predictions based on the latest confirmed delay.