TfW class 398 Stadler Citylink photos/videos

[Bob Price]

Indeed it has. 398005 at Taffs Well this lunchtime. Video will follow

 

[tfw756rider]

Indeed it has. 398005 at Taffs Well this lunchtime. Video will follow

@Bob Price, is the clock an hour slow on your camera (presumably smartphone by the file name format)? The timestamp is 1215, but on Realtime Trains, I can't find the train at Taffs Well at 1215, but I can find it at Taffs Well exactly one hour later at 1315.

 

[sefyllian]

@Bob Price, is the clock an hour slow on your camera

The filename will be based on UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), but our local time is now BST, which is an hour ahead.

 

[chrisjo]

@Bob Price, is the clock an hour slow on your camera (presumably smartphone by the file name format)? The timestamp is 1215, but on Realtime Trains, I can't find the train at Taffs Well at 1215, but I can find it at Taffs Well exactly one hour later at 1315.

Timestamps in Google Pixel phone camera photograph names are GMT/UTC regardless of what the clock shows.

 

[Bob Price]

This is the video that goes with the photo. 398005 at 13:15 at Taffs Well

 

[tfw756rider]

The filename will be based on UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), but our local time is now BST, which is an hour ahead.

Timestamps in Google Pixel phone camera photograph names are GMT/UTC regardless of what the clock shows.

Interesting, thanks both

 

[Jacob Porrett]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/TfW_Rail_398027_at_Abercynon_16_April_2025.jpg

Photo (Wikimedia Commons, not mine) of 398027 on test at Abercynon on the 16/4/25, and video (YouTube, again not mine) of 398027 on test at Aberdare on the 16/4/25.

I'm posting this content on behalf of a friend because he asked me to post it and I obliged.

 

[bradleyd]

The video was far far far too large for here, so hopefully this links to my Google drive works... This is a class 398 heading from the aberdare/Merthyr lines into pontypridd

New video · Wednesday, Apr 23

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[StripeyNick]

Possibly for the first time since daylight runs started, all paths have been used today.

398027 is pictured at Porth and Taffs Well earlier today

Friday 9/5/25

 

[800001]

Apologies.....I hadn't twigged on that detail

Possibly for the first time since daylight runs started, all paths have been used today.

398027 is pictured at Porth and Taffs Well earlier today

*Note, for some reason my post got merged with my last one. Photos taken 9/5/25*

Once they revert back to full grey fronts they actually look really good units.

 

[CapitalStar378]

Once they revert back to full grey fronts they actually look really good units.

I think the fronts would actually look better in red, but grey is better than yellow!

 

[800001]

I think the fronts would actually look better in red, but grey is better than yellow!

Yeah, lead to believe yellow is until the lights get made to correct spec? As in they don’t meet latest standard to have no yellow front.

 

[Bob Price]

Yeah, lead to believe yellow is until the lights get made to correct spec? As in they don’t meet latest standard to have no yellow front.

Yes that is correct

 

[tfw756rider]

The video was far far far too large for here, so hopefully this links to my Google drive works... This is a class 398 heading from the aberdare/Merthyr lines into pontypridd

New video · Wednesday, Apr 23

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Very nice 756-398 crossover!