Photo Review
13th July 1957
Stephenson Locomotive
Society (Midlands Area)
South Wales Rail Tour (Cardiff Area, Part 1)
| Locos Used | 1471 & 5574 |
| Stock Used | 2 Auto-trailers |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 5574 | Cardiff Queen Street - Queen Street North - Stonefield Jn - N.E. Jn - Roath - Roath Branch Jn - Llandaff - Radyr Jn |
| 5574 | Radyr Jn - Waterhall Jn - Penarth Curve North Jn - Penarth Curve South Jn - Cogan Jn - Grangetown - Cadoxton - Dinas Powis - Barry - Barry Island - Barry Pier |
| 5574 | Barry Pier - Barry Island - Barry - Cadoxton - Wenvoe - Drope Jn - Peterston West Jn - Llantrisant |
| 1471 | Llantrisant - Ystradowen - Cowbridge (Old Station) (1) |
| 1471 | Cowbridge (Old Station) - Ystradowen - Llantrisant |
| 5574 | Llantrisant - Mywyndy Jn - Llantrisant Common Jn - Gellyrhaidd Jn - Hendreforgan - Gilfach Goch - Gilfach Goch Colliery |
| 5574 | Gilfach Goch Colliery - Gilfach Goch - Gellyrhaidd Jn - Llantrisant Common Jn - Mywndy Jn |
| 5574 | Mywndy Jn - Common Branch Jn - Llantwit Fardre - Tonteg Jn (2) |
| 5574 | Tonteg Jn - Llantwit Fardre - Common Branch Jn - Creigiau Quarry - Waterhall Jn - Penarth Curve North Jn - Penarth Curve East Jn - Cardiff General (Riverside Platforms) |
Notes :
(1) Reported as first passenger train to the old station since 1892.
(2) Due to late running the train reversed at Tonteg, missing the run to Treforest Jn
(booked as: Tonteg Jn -
Llantrisant Branch Jn - Treforest Jn (rev) - Llantrisant Branch Jn - Tonteg Jn).
(3) 'Part 2' ran on 12th July 1958.
(4) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.
Though not shown on the timing sheet the Webmaster suspects there was a reversal
required at Queen Street North on the first leg of the journey, to access the
Cardiff Docks area. Timing sheet gives a reversal at Gilfach Goch but
photographic evidence from two sources both confirm the train went beyond to
Gilfach (Britannia) Colliery.
Sources : John Clifford, Andrew Fairholm, Peter Darke, John Debens
& Ian Clark (SLS)
Photo Review
5574 paused at Barry Pier station (photo: The John Debens Collection)
1471 at Cowbridge (Old Station) (photo: The John Debens Collection)
5574 at Gilfach Goch Colliery (photo: The John Debens Collection)
A pause for 5574 at Tonteg Halt (photo: The John Debens Collection)
From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Debens & Ian Clark (SLS))
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 14.40d | ? |
| Queen Street North | 14.42 ~ 14.44 | ? |
| Tyndall Street HL | 14/47 | ? |
| Stonefield Jn | 14/51 | ? |
| N.E. Jn | 14/54 | ? |
| Docks Storage South | 14/57 | ? |
| Docks Storage North | 15/00 | ? |
| Roath Branch Jn | 15.12 ~ 15.15 | ? |
| Radyr Jn | 15w20 ~ 15w25 | ? |
| Waterhall Jn | 15/29 | ? |
| Penarth Curve North Jn | 15/35 | ? |
| Penarth Curve South Jn | 15/38 | ? |
| Cogan Jn | 15/43 | ? |
| Dinas Powis | 15/47 | ? |
| Cadoxton | 15/51 | ? |
| Barry Island | 15.59 ~ 16.00 | ? |
| Barry Pier | 16.05 ~ 16.07 | ? |
| Barry Island | 16w12 ~ 16w17 | ? |
| Cadoxton | 16/20 | ? |
| Drope Jn | 16/25 | ? |
| Peterston West Jn | 16.42 ~ 16.46 | ? |
| Llantrisant | 16.53 ~ 16.58 | ? |
| Cowbridge | 17.16 ~ 17.18 | ? |
| Llantrisant | 17w36 ~ 17w45 [Down Bay] | ? |
| Mwyndy Jn | 17/48 | ? |
| Gellyrhaidd Jn | 17/57 | ? |
| Hendreforgan | 18/04 | ? |
| Gilfach Goch | 18.08 ~ 18.10 | ? |
| Hendreforgan | 18/14 | ? |
| Gellyrhaidd Jn | 18/21 | ? |
| Mwyndy Jn | 18.30 ~ 18.32 | ? |
| Cowbridge Road Crossing | 18/34 | ? |
| Common Branch Jn | 18/40 | ? |
| Llantwit Fardre | 18/45 | ? |
| Tonteg Jn | 18/52 | ? |
| Treforest Jn | 18w57 ~ 19w03 | ? |
| Tonteg Jn | 19/08 | ? |
| Llantwit Fardre | 19/15 | ? |
| Common Branch Jn | 19/20 | ? |
| Waterhall Jn | 19/43 | ? |
| Penarth Curve North | 19/49 | ? |
| Cardiff General | 19.54a [P8 or P9] | 20.15 |
