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Arriva Trains Wales plain blue livery 67002 leads the 1W94 18:21 Cardiff Central to Holyhead WAG Express at Newport on the 19th December 2012.
Arriva Trains Wales plain blue livery 67002 leads the 1W94 18:21 Cardiff Central to Holyhead WAG Express at Newport on the 19th December 2012.
THE WAG EXPRESS: SELECTED TIMINGS
Runs Mondays to Fridays, Class 67 & 1MK3 Buffet Car, 3MK3 coaches + Class 82 DVT
Class 67 leads: 1V31 Holyhead to Chester, Class 82 DVT leads: 1V31 Chester to Cardiff Central and 5V31, Class 67 leads: 5W94 and 1W94 Cardiff Central to Chester, Class 82 DVT leads: 1W94 Chester to Holyhead (Unless consist is in reverse formation). The Wag Express may run at different times during weekdays or may run on weekends for special events in Cardiff such as Rugby or football matches.
Timings (Outward): 1V31 05:32 Holyhead to Cardiff Central
Holyhead 05:32, Valley 05:38, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 05:53, Bangor 06:00/06:01, Penmaenmawr 06:10, Llandudno Junction 06:18/06:19, Colwyn Bay 06:25/06:27, Rhyl 06:37/06:38, Flint 06:54/06:55, Chester 07:10/07:15, Wrexham General 07:31/07:32, Gobowen 07:45, Shrewsbury 08:07/08:10, Dorrington
08:18, Craven Arms 08:28, Leominster 08:41, Hereford 08:54/08:56, Tram Inn 09:03, Abergavenny 09:16, Little Mill Junction 09:22, Cwmbran 09:26, Newport South Wales 09:40/09:41, Marshfield 09:49, Cardiff Central 09:58.
Empty Coaching Stock Timings:
5V31 10:01 Cardiff Central to Cardiff Canton Sidings (10:13)
5W94 18:02 Cardiff Canton Sidings to Cardiff Central (18:07)
Timings (Return): 1W94 18:21 Cardiff Central to Holyhead
Cardiff Central 18:21, Marshfield 18:28, Newport 18:34/18:35, Ponthir 18:39, Cwmbran 18:42, Little Mill Junction 18:47, Abergavenny 18:55/18:56, Tram Inn 19:11, Hereford 19:20/19:21, Leominster 19:32, Craven Arms 19:45, Dorrington
19:55, Shrewsbury 20:04/20:05, Gobowen 20:26/20:27, Wrexham General 20:41/20:43, Chester 20:58/21:03, Flint 21:15/21:16, Rhyl 21:31/21:33, Colwyn Bay 21:44/21:44, Llandudno Junction 21:50/21:51, Penmaenmawr 21:58, Bangor 22:07/22:09, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 22:14, Valley 22:29, Holyhead 22:38.
DB Schenker Class '67s' designated to the WAG diagrams:
67001, 67002 & 67003 all in Arriva Trains Wales plain blue livery (no branding)
DVTs 82306, 82307 and 82308 all in Arriva Trains Wales livery with branding.
Runs Mondays to Fridays, Class 67 & 1MK3 Buffet Car, 3MK3 coaches + Class 82 DVT
Class 67 leads: 1V31 Holyhead to Chester, Class 82 DVT leads: 1V31 Chester to Cardiff Central and 5V31, Class 67 leads: 5W94 and 1W94 Cardiff Central to Chester, Class 82 DVT leads: 1W94 Chester to Holyhead (Unless consist is in reverse formation). The Wag Express may run at different times during weekdays or may run on weekends for special events in Cardiff such as Rugby or football matches.
Timings (Outward): 1V31 05:32 Holyhead to Cardiff Central
Holyhead 05:32, Valley 05:38, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 05:53, Bangor 06:00/06:01, Penmaenmawr 06:10, Llandudno Junction 06:18/06:19, Colwyn Bay 06:25/06:27, Rhyl 06:37/06:38, Flint 06:54/06:55, Chester 07:10/07:15, Wrexham General 07:31/07:32, Gobowen 07:45, Shrewsbury 08:07/08:10, Dorrington
08:18, Craven Arms 08:28, Leominster 08:41, Hereford 08:54/08:56, Tram Inn 09:03, Abergavenny 09:16, Little Mill Junction 09:22, Cwmbran 09:26, Newport South Wales 09:40/09:41, Marshfield 09:49, Cardiff Central 09:58.
Empty Coaching Stock Timings:
5V31 10:01 Cardiff Central to Cardiff Canton Sidings (10:13)
5W94 18:02 Cardiff Canton Sidings to Cardiff Central (18:07)
Timings (Return): 1W94 18:21 Cardiff Central to Holyhead
Cardiff Central 18:21, Marshfield 18:28, Newport 18:34/18:35, Ponthir 18:39, Cwmbran 18:42, Little Mill Junction 18:47, Abergavenny 18:55/18:56, Tram Inn 19:11, Hereford 19:20/19:21, Leominster 19:32, Craven Arms 19:45, Dorrington
19:55, Shrewsbury 20:04/20:05, Gobowen 20:26/20:27, Wrexham General 20:41/20:43, Chester 20:58/21:03, Flint 21:15/21:16, Rhyl 21:31/21:33, Colwyn Bay 21:44/21:44, Llandudno Junction 21:50/21:51, Penmaenmawr 21:58, Bangor 22:07/22:09, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 22:14, Valley 22:29, Holyhead 22:38.
DB Schenker Class '67s' designated to the WAG diagrams:
67001, 67002 & 67003 all in Arriva Trains Wales plain blue livery (no branding)
DVTs 82306, 82307 and 82308 all in Arriva Trains Wales livery with branding.
THE WAG EXPRESS: OLD SELECTED TIMINGS
Runs Mondays to Fridays, Class 57, 1MK3 Buffet Car & 3 MK2s.
Old timings (Outward): 1V31 05:32 Holyhead to Cardiff Central
Holyhead 05:32, Valley 05:38, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 05:53, Bangor 06:00/06:02
Penmaenmawr 06:12, Llandudno Junction 06:19/06:21, Colwyn Bay 06:25, Rhyl 06:34/06:36, Flint 06:52/06:52, Chester 07:07/07:08, Crewe 07:32/07:33, Wrenbury 07:44, Wem 07:55, Shrewsbury 08:09/08:10, Dorrington 08:19, Craven Arms 08:31, Leominster 08:45, Hereford 08:58, Tram Inn 09:05, Abergavenny 09:20, Little Mill Junction 09:26, Cwmbran 09:31, Newport South Wales 09:40/09:41, Marshfield 09:51, Cardiff Central 09:58.
Old timings (Return): 1W91 16:15 Cardiff Central to Holyhead
Cardiff Central 16:15, Marshfield 16:22, Newport 16:28/16:29, Ponthir 16:35, Cwmbran 16:39/16:40, Little Mill Junction 16:46, Abergavenny 16:53/16:54, Tram Inn 17:10, Hereford 17:19, Leominster 17:30, Craven Arms 17:45, Dorrington 17:59
Shrewsbury 18:05/18:06, Wem 18:20, Wrenbury 18:32, Crewe 18:42/18:43, Chester 19:06/19:07, Flint 19:20/19:21, Rhyl 19:37/19:39, Llandudno Junction 19:52/19:53, Penmaenmawr 20:03, Bangor 20:09/20:11, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 20:19, Valley 20:35, Holyhead 20:49.
Runs Mondays to Fridays, Class 57, 1MK3 Buffet Car & 3 MK2s.
Old timings (Outward): 1V31 05:32 Holyhead to Cardiff Central
Holyhead 05:32, Valley 05:38, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 05:53, Bangor 06:00/06:02
Penmaenmawr 06:12, Llandudno Junction 06:19/06:21, Colwyn Bay 06:25, Rhyl 06:34/06:36, Flint 06:52/06:52, Chester 07:07/07:08, Crewe 07:32/07:33, Wrenbury 07:44, Wem 07:55, Shrewsbury 08:09/08:10, Dorrington 08:19, Craven Arms 08:31, Leominster 08:45, Hereford 08:58, Tram Inn 09:05, Abergavenny 09:20, Little Mill Junction 09:26, Cwmbran 09:31, Newport South Wales 09:40/09:41, Marshfield 09:51, Cardiff Central 09:58.
Old timings (Return): 1W91 16:15 Cardiff Central to Holyhead
Cardiff Central 16:15, Marshfield 16:22, Newport 16:28/16:29, Ponthir 16:35, Cwmbran 16:39/16:40, Little Mill Junction 16:46, Abergavenny 16:53/16:54, Tram Inn 17:10, Hereford 17:19, Leominster 17:30, Craven Arms 17:45, Dorrington 17:59
Shrewsbury 18:05/18:06, Wem 18:20, Wrenbury 18:32, Crewe 18:42/18:43, Chester 19:06/19:07, Flint 19:20/19:21, Rhyl 19:37/19:39, Llandudno Junction 19:52/19:53, Penmaenmawr 20:03, Bangor 20:09/20:11, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 20:19, Valley 20:35, Holyhead 20:49.
Previous Locos: Virgin Class '57s' designated to the WAG diagrams:
57313 - ex-47371 - Arriva Trains Wales unbranded Plain Blue
57314 - ex-47372 - Arriva Trains Wales branded blue
57315 - ex-47234 - Arriva Trains Wales branded blue
57316 - ex-47290 - Arriva Trains Wales unbranded Plain Blue
57313 - ex-47371 - Arriva Trains Wales unbranded Plain Blue
57314 - ex-47372 - Arriva Trains Wales branded blue
57315 - ex-47234 - Arriva Trains Wales branded blue
57316 - ex-47290 - Arriva Trains Wales unbranded Plain Blue
'67s' soon set to replace the Class '57s' on the WAG diagrams
Route learning:
DB SCHENKER '67s' begin route learning for the WAG EXPRESS: 67001 in Arriva Trains Wales un-branded livery rounds the curve at Maindee with the 0Z75 Crewe IEMD to Cardiff Canton. The Class '67s' are set to replace the Class '57s' on the WAG in the near future. 15/12/2011
DB SCHENKER '67s' begin route learning for the WAG EXPRESS: 67001 in Arriva Trains Wales un-branded livery rounds the curve at Maindee with the 0Z75 Crewe IEMD to Cardiff Canton. The Class '67s' are set to replace the Class '57s' on the WAG in the near future. 15/12/2011
