Detailed timetable
18:30 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
Friday 9 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 | ||
| Manchester Piccadilly | 10 | 18:30 | 18:50 | +20 min | ||
| Ardwick Junction | pass | 18:32 | 18:52 | +20 min | ||
| Slade Lane Junction | pass | 18:34 | 18:54 | +20 min | ||
| Heaton Norris Junction | pass | 18:36½ | 18:57 | +21 min | ||
| Stockport | 2 | 18:39 | 18:39 | 18:59 | 19:01 | +22 min |
| Edgeley Junction No2 | pass | 18:40½ | 19:02 | +22 min | ||
| Edgeley Junction No1 | pass | 18:41 | 19:02 | +21 min | ||
| Adswood Road Junction | pass | 18:42 | 19:04 | +22 min | ||
| Cheadle Hulme | 2 | pass | 18:43 | 19:04 | +21 min | |
| Wilmslow | 4 | 18:48 | 18:48 | 19:10 | 19:12 | +24 min |
| Alderley Edge | 2 | pass | 18:51 | 19:16 | +25 min | |
| Chelford | pass | 18:53½ | 19:18 | +25 min | ||
| Sandbach | 1 | pass | 18:59 | 19:24 | +25 min | |
| Crewe Signal Ce154 | pass | 19:03½ | 19:28½ | |||
| Crewe | 6 | 19:08 | 19:10 | 19:32 | 19:35 | +25 min |
| Gresty Lane Junction | pass | 19:12 | 19:37 | +25 min | ||
| Gresty Green West Junction | pass | 19:13 | 19:38 | +25 min | ||
| Nantwich | 19:17 | 19:18 | 19:42 | 19:46 | +28 min | |
| Wrenbury | pass | 19:23½ | 19:51½ | |||
| Prees | pass | 19:30½ | 19:57 | +27 min | ||
| Wem | pass | 19:32½ | 19:57 | +25 min | ||
| Harlescott X | pass | 19:38½ | 20:06 | +28 min | ||
| Shrewsbury | 7 | 19:44 | 19:44 | 20:10 | 20:12 | +28 min |
| English Bridge Junction | pass | 19:46 | 20:14 | +28 min | ||
| Sutton Bridge Junction | pass | 19:47 | 20:15 | +28 min | ||
| Dorrington | pass | 19:52½ | 20:21 | +29 min | ||
| Church Stretton | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:27 | 20:29 | +29 min | |
| Marsh Brook Level Crossing | pass | 20:03 | 20:32 | +29 min | ||
| Craven Arms | 2 | 20:09 | 20:09 | 20:36 | 20:38 | +29 min |
| Bromfield | pass | 20:14 | 20:44 | +30 min | ||
| Ludlow | 20:18 | 20:18 | 20:49 | 20:49 | +31 min | |
| Woofferton | pass | 20:23 | 20:54 | +31 min | ||
| Leominster | 20:29 | 20:29 | 20:59 | 21:00 | +31 min | |
| Moreton-On-Lugg | pass | 20:37½ | 21:09 | +32 min | ||
| Shelwick Junction | pass | 20:41 | 21:12 | +31 min | ||
| Hereford | 2 | 20:45 | 20:45 | 21:14 | 21:16 | +31 min |
| Tram Inn | pass | 20:52½ | 21:23 | +31 min | ||
| Pontrilas | pass | 20:57 | 21:27 | +30 min | ||
| Abergavenny | 2 | 21:08 | 21:08 | 21:37 | 21:39 | +30 min |
| Little Mill Junction | pass | 21:16½ | 21:47 | +31 min | ||
| Pontypool & New Inn | 21:19 | 21:19 | 21:49 | 21:51 | +32 min | |
| Cwmbran | 21:25 | 21:25 | 21:56 | 21:57 | +31 min | |
| Maindee North Junction | pass | 21:33 | 22:03 | +30 min | ||
| Maindee West Junction | pass | 21:36½ | 22:05 | +29 min | ||
| Newport (S Wales) | 2 | 21:39 | 21:39 | 22:07 | 22:08 | +29 min |
| Gaer Junction | pass | 21:41 | 22:10 | +29 min | ||
| Ebbw Junction | pass | 21:42 | 22:11 | +29 min | ||
| Marshfield | pass | 21:45½ | 22:14 | +29 min | ||
| Moorland Road Junction | pass | 21:49 | 22:18 | +29 min | ||
| Long Dyke Junction | pass | 21:49½ | 22:19 | +30 min | ||
| Cardiff Central | 4A | 21:55 | 22:21 | +29 min | ||
Bold times are confirmed TRUST movement reports. Italic times are predictions based on the latest confirmed delay.