Detailed timetable
12:30 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
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
- F
| Location | Platform | Scheduled | Actual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | Delay | ||
| Manchester Piccadilly | 10 | 12:30 | 12:30 | On time | ||
| Ardwick Junction | pass | 12:32 | 12:33 | +1 min | ||
| Slade Lane Junction | pass | 12:34 | 12:36 | +2 min | ||
| Heaton Norris Junction | pass | 12:36½ | 12:39 | +3 min | ||
| Stockport | 2 | 12:39 | 12:39 | 12:40 | 12:41 | +2 min |
| Edgeley Junction No2 | pass | 12:40½ | 12:42½ | |||
| Edgeley Junction No1 | pass | 12:41 | 12:43 | +2 min | ||
| Adswood Road Junction | pass | 12:42 | 12:44 | +2 min | ||
| Cheadle Hulme | 2 | pass | 12:43 | 12:44 | +1 min | |
| Wilmslow | 4 | 12:48 | 12:48 | 12:50 | 12:51 | +3 min |
| Alderley Edge | 2 | pass | 12:51 | 12:54 | +3 min | |
| Chelford | pass | 12:53½ | 12:56 | +3 min | ||
| Sandbach | 1 | pass | 12:59 | 13:01 | +2 min | |
| Crewe Signal Ce154 | pass | 13:03½ | 13:05½ | |||
| Crewe | 6 | 13:08 | 13:10 | 13:10 | 13:12 | +2 min |
| Gresty Lane Junction | pass | 13:12 | 13:15 | +3 min | ||
| Gresty Green West Junction | pass | 13:13 | 13:16 | |||
| Nantwich | pass | 13:16 | 13:18 | +2 min | ||
| Wrenbury | pass | 13:19½ | 13:21½ | |||
| Prees | pass | 13:26½ | 13:28½ | |||
| Wem | pass | 13:28½ | 13:30 | +2 min | ||
| Harlescott X | pass | 13:34½ | 13:38 | +4 min | ||
| Shrewsbury | 7 | 13:41 | 13:41 | 13:42 | 13:45 | +4 min |
| English Bridge Junction | pass | 13:43 | 13:47 | |||
| Sutton Bridge Junction | pass | 13:44 | 13:47 | +3 min | ||
| Dorrington | pass | 13:49½ | 13:53 | +4 min | ||
| Marsh Brook Level Crossing | pass | 13:56½ | 14:00 | +4 min | ||
| Craven Arms | 2 | pass | 14:00½ | 14:04 | +4 min | |
| Bromfield | pass | 14:04½ | 14:08 | +4 min | ||
| Ludlow | 14:09 | 14:09 | 14:11½ | 14:13 | +4 min | |
| Woofferton | pass | 14:13½ | 14:16 | +3 min | ||
| Leominster | 14:20 | 14:20 | 14:21 | 14:23 | +3 min | |
| Moreton-On-Lugg | pass | 14:28 | 14:31 | |||
| Shelwick Junction | pass | 14:31½ | 14:34 | +3 min | ||
| Hereford | 2 | 14:35 | 14:38 | 14:37 | 14:39 | +1 min |
| Tram Inn | pass | 14:45 | 14:46 | +1 min | ||
| Pontrilas | pass | 14:49½ | 14:50 | +1 min | ||
| Abergavenny | 2 | 15:01 | 15:01 | 15:00 | 15:03 | +2 min |
| Little Mill Junction | pass | 15:09 | 15:10 | +1 min | ||
| Cwmbran | 15:15 | 15:15 | 15:14 | 15:16 | +1 min | |
| Maindee North Junction | pass | 15:22½ | 15:22 | On time | ||
| Maindee West Junction | pass | 15:23½ | 15:24 | +1 min | ||
| Newport (S Wales) | 2 | 15:26 | 15:28 | 15:25 | 15:29 | +1 min |
| Gaer Junction | pass | 15:29½ | 15:30½ | |||
| Ebbw Junction | pass | 15:30½ | 15:31 | +1 min | ||
| Marshfield | pass | 15:34 | 15:34 | On time | ||
| Long Dyke Junction | pass | 15:39½ | 15:40 | +1 min | ||
| Cardiff Central | 4 | 15:45 | 15:47 | +5 min | ||
Bold times are confirmed TRUST movement reports. Italic times are predictions based on the latest confirmed delay.