A Class 170 DMU at Cardiff Central. I loved Cardiff one of my favorite cities in the UK and the station is a great place for trainspotting.
Busy Cardiff Central. I have not seen this before two on one track sharing the same platform. Our hotel room in the background Sleeperz. Perfect for two train spotters.
Steel train in Cardiff. This is a very busy station we saw all sorts of trains including a number of freight services.
A single DMU boards passengers at the busy Cardiff Central. Arriva Trains Wales runs an extensive and frequent passenger service throughout the region.
A class 143 Pacer set is coupled with some 150's something we were told by local trainspotter "Steve" as unusual. The pacers are set to be withdrawn in the future as new trains come online.
The Class 60 was almost extinct in the UK then a refurbishment program got them back on the rails. A number of them can be found working the Murco tanks as seen here in Cardiff.
A busy scene at Cardiff Central as an Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 DMU arrives while an HST 125 with a Great Western service prepares to depart.
An HST swings into the Welsh capital while a 170 with a Cross Country service departs. The scene will change in the years ahead when the Great Western Main Line is electrified.
Sheds! A surprise was two Class 66's leading this empty steel coil train rolling through Cardiff Wales. The Class 66 nicknamed "shed" by enthusiasts are widely used in the UK, built by EMD.
A Class 66 leads a steel train past an HST at Cardiff Central. The steel industry in Wales faces an uncertain future as Tata steel wants to sell off or close it's massive plants.
Arriva Trains Wales operates an extensive network of frequent passenger services out of Cardiff. Here a service arrives at Cardiff Central in the Welsh capital.
A Class 170 DMU arrives at Cardiff Central with a Cross Country Service.
60017 approaches Cardiff with an afternoon Westerleigh - Robeston service.
170110 at Cardiff Central.
43028 waits departure from Cardiff Central, for London Paddington.