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Will they be cleared for Aberdare, Coryton and Bridgend eventually, or is there a reason that can't or won't happen? I don't know much about this sort of thing!

I've been wondering about this for ages but didn't want to draw attention to what is a very obvious flaw in the ticketing system in case there are people monitoring these things. I previously mentioned a similar thing regarding Aberdare to Ebbw Vale tickets and breaking your journey at Newport...

Is it possible that after the introduction of the 398s they could continue using 756s for some journeys on the Treherbert, Aberdare & Merthyr lines? I was mainly thinking of late night journeys, in particular on weekends and matchdays, when some fear the lack of toilets is likely to become a...

That new timetable also shows all trains stopping at Trefforest Estate. Not before time, if that's correct. Is it likely to be the case though? I wouldn't be surprised to see it get changed so that only trains to and from Merthyr stop there, as happens currently. I notice most of the train codes...

Thanks for the replies. Probably would have been wiser if I hadn't mentioned it!

When I do an initial search I just get offered itineraries that change once, at Cardiff Central, except for the last 2 journeys back from Ebbw (20:05 & 21:11) which both go via Newport anyway. However, if I go to 'Edit search' and then 'More search options' I can put in 'via Newport'. It then...

An Anytime Day Return from Aberdare to Ebbw Vale Town is £8.30. An Anytime Day Return from Aberdare to Newport is £13.30. From Monday 29th January, when the Ebbw Vale to Newport service (finally) starts, the TfW website allows me to buy, giving me times and routes, an Anytime Day Return from...

This is going to be a massive inconvenience for current passengers from Aberdare who travel to Llandaf (me), Cathays and Queen Street. I don't have any figures but I'd guess it's about half the train. Using the current timetable it will involve changing trains at Ponty/Trefforest/Taffs...

Real Time Trains showing normal evening services this week from Aberdare. Does that mean the week time evening closures we've had for the last 3 years have now ended? I'm hopeful but not overly optimistic.

In the early to mid 90s I regularly caught the Aberdare to Great Yarmouth National Express service, though I only used to use it to go as far as Leicester. It called all over the heads of the south Wales valleys e.g. Merthyr, Tredegar, Ebbw Vale, Abergavenny before heading off to Hereford...

Thanks for that. I did take a look at the ticketing guides yesterday. I think it was the fact that part of my journey was basically impossible at the time that confused me. I couldn't see anything that specifically referred to those circumstances although, following the logic of the passage...

Thanks for the reply. I thought it was probably valid but I find some of the rules around ticketing to be quite complicated and I couldn't find anything to actually confirm it. I'll put in the Delay Repay claim and let you know if it's successful or not!

I wasn't sure what to call this post as my actual query is probably too long for a subject title. Last Friday (18th August) I wanted to go to Abergavenny at a ridiculously early hour. My home station is Aberdare and this has no trains until 0551. I wanted to be on the 0435 train from Cardiff...

I'm pretty sure the new platform in Aberdare is also intended as an arrivals only platform.

Thanks, that makes sense. I hope they do build a new station on the old chicken factory site as it's close to where I live and would be very handy. Actually, they would be re-opening the old Trecynon Halt station but I think they plan to call it Llwydcoed as technically that part of the railway...

For about the last month the TfW website (well the Journey Check page anyway) has referred to the whole of Aberdare station (one platform) as Aberdare Platform 1. They are building a new platform but it looks like it will be a fairly unusual arrangement with the new platform being on the same...

Thanks. I'm hoping it's an omission. It seems likely as the equivalent Saturday night service from 18 Feb is running as normal. It's also in the timetable for Mon-Thurs from 13 Feb onwards though, like a lot of Valleys Lines services during that period, it's a replacement bus due to engineering...

At the moment the last train from Cardiff Central to Aberdare on a Friday is at 22.41 (it's 2A68 which starts in Bridgend at 21.42). From 11 December it'll be 2A72 as they're finally giving us 2 extra daytime services that are currently reserved for non-existent coal trains. However, from 17...

I can't really see the problem with Cardiff Central having a Platform 0. It was only created in about 1999 and is accessed through a different part of the station than all other platforms. It also makes sense as, if you looked at the station from above, Platform 0 comes before platforms 1-8...

There are a whole load of alterations to services on the Rhymney Valley line tomorrow (actually it's today by the time I post this) and the reason given is "due to forecasted hot weather". What's that all about? And why is it only affecting services on the Rhymney Valley line? Does it have it's...