Detailed timetable
04:34 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly
Thursday 8 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
- C
| Location | Platform | Scheduled | Actual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | Delay | ||
| Cardiff Central | 3 | 04:34 | 04:34 | On time | ||
| Long Dyke Junction | pass | 04:36 | 04:36 | On time | ||
| Marshfield | pass | 04:43 | 04:41 | -2 min | ||
| Ebbw Junction | pass | 04:47 | 04:45 | -2 min | ||
| Gaer Junction | pass | 04:48 | 04:46 | |||
| Newport (S Wales) | 2 | 04:52 | 04:52 | 04:48 | 04:52 | On time |
| Maindee West Junction | pass | 04:54½ | 04:53 | -1 min | ||
| Maindee North Junction | pass | 04:56½ | 04:54 | -2 min | ||
| Cwmbran | 05:04 | 05:04 | 05:02 | 05:04 | On time | |
| Pontypool & New Inn | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:09 | 05:10 | On time | |
| Little Mill Junction | pass | 05:12 | 05:12 | On time | ||
| Abergavenny | 1 | 05:20 | 05:20 | 05:19 | 05:20 | On time |
| Abergavenny Sig 38 | pass | 05:26½ | 05:27 | +1 min | ||
| Pontrilas | pass | 05:31½ | 05:31 | On time | ||
| Tram Inn | pass | 05:36 | 05:35 | -1 min | ||
| Hereford | 3 | 05:45 | 05:46 | 05:43 | 05:46 | On time |
| Shelwick Junction | pass | 05:49 | 05:49 | On time | ||
| Moreton-On-Lugg | pass | 05:51 | 05:51 | On time | ||
| Leominster | 05:59 | 05:59 | 05:58 | 06:00 | +1 min | |
| Woofferton | pass | 06:05½ | 06:09 | +4 min | ||
| Ludlow | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:13 | 06:15 | +4 min | |
| Bromfield | pass | 06:14 | 06:17 | +3 min | ||
| Craven Arms | 1 | 06:20 | 06:20 | 06:23 | 06:24 | +4 min |
| Marsh Brook Level Crossing | pass | 06:26 | 06:30 | +4 min | ||
| Church Stretton | 06:30 | 06:30 | 06:33 | 06:34 | +4 min | |
| Dorrington | pass | 06:36½ | 06:40 | +4 min | ||
| Sutton Bridge Junction | pass | 06:42½ | 06:45 | +3 min | ||
| English Bridge Junction | pass | 06:43½ | 06:47 | +4 min | ||
| Shrewsbury | 4 | 06:47 | 06:47 | 06:48 | 06:50 | +3 min |
| Harlescott X | pass | 06:51 | 06:53 | +2 min | ||
| Wem | 07:00 | 07:01 | 07:01 | 07:04 | +3 min | |
| Prees | pass | 07:05 | 07:07 | +2 min | ||
| Whitchurch (Shrops) | 07:09 | 07:10 | 07:11 | 07:14 | +4 min | |
| Wrenbury | pass | 07:15 | 07:18 | +3 min | ||
| Nantwich | 07:19 | 07:20 | 07:22 | 07:24 | +4 min | |
| Gresty Green West Junction | pass | 07:24 | 07:28 | +4 min | ||
| Gresty Lane Junction | pass | 07:25½ | 07:29 | +4 min | ||
| Crewe | 6 | 07:30 | 07:32 | 07:33 | 07:35 | +3 min |
| Sandbach | 2 | pass | 07:38 | 07:41 | +3 min | |
| Chelford | pass | 07:44 | 07:46 | +2 min | ||
| Alderley Edge | 1 | pass | 07:46 | 07:52 | +6 min | |
| Wilmslow | 3 | 07:49 | 07:50 | 07:56 | 07:57 | +7 min |
| Cheadle Hulme | 1 | pass | 07:55 | 08:01 | +6 min | |
| Adswood Road Junction | pass | 07:55½ | 08:02 | +7 min | ||
| Edgeley Junction No1 | pass | 07:57 | 08:04 | +7 min | ||
| Edgeley Junction No2 | pass | 07:57½ | 08:04 | +7 min | ||
| Stockport | 3 | 08:00 | 08:01 | 08:05 | 08:06 | +5 min |
| Heaton Norris Junction | pass | 08:02½ | 08:08 | +6 min | ||
| Slade Lane Junction | pass | 08:05 | 08:10 | +5 min | ||
| Ardwick Junction | pass | 08:08 | 08:12 | +4 min | ||
| Manchester Piccadilly | 10 | 08:13 | 08:15 | +4 min | ||
Bold times are confirmed TRUST movement reports. Italic times are predictions based on the latest confirmed delay.