DMU Operations: Western Region
Cardiff - Weston-Super-Mare
Sample Timetables
These 9" x 6" booklets of around 28 pages detailed a mixture of different DMU and steam services along the Bristol - Newport - Cardiff - Swansea - Carmarthen corridor, including Cardiff - Weston-Super-Mare.
2nd November 1959 to 12th June 1960
12th June to 10th September 1961
11th September 1961 to 17th June 1962
Images
24th April 1976
The 14:32 SO Weston-super-Mare - Cardiff Central service is seen at Newport on 24 April 1976 formed of Class 119 DMU set B580 with DMSL W51094 closest. Robert Thomas.
June 1977
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Class 118 Suburban 3-car dmu No.P472 (presumably 51315 + 59482 + 51330) with another set on the rear (two Met-Camms vehicles and the thirs appears to be another type) approaching Nailsea & Backwell on a Cardiff - Weston-super-Mare service, 06/77. Hugh Llewelyn.
August 1977
Gloucester RC&W Co. Class 119 Cross Country 3-car dmu Set No.B571 (51080 and presumably 59292 + 51080) in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front ends about to leave Nailsea & Backwell on a Cardiff - Weston-super-Mare service, 08/77. Hugh Llewelyn.
August 1977
Gloucester RC&W Co. Class 119 Cross Country 3-car dmu Set No.B571 (51080 and presumably 59292 + 51080) in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front ends about to leave Nailsea & Backwell on a Cardiff - Weston-super-Mare service, 08/77. Hugh Llewelyn.
August 1978
Gloucester RC&W Co. Class 119 Cross Country 3-car dmu Set No.B574 (presumably 51056 + 59415 + 51084) in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front ends passing Chelvey, near Nailsea & Backwell, on a Cardiff - Weston-super-Mare service, 08/78. Hugh Llewelyn.
circa 1981
Class 119 set C593 (presumably 51085 + 59431 + 51072) in Weston-Super-Mare in the early 1980s; it was a Cardiff set from November 1980 to May 1982. Graeme Phillips Collection.
August 1982
Two three-car Class 101 DMUs - the closest appearing to be set TS418 presumably with 53326 leading) - approaching Nailsea & Backwell on a Weston-super-Mare - Bristol (Temple Meads) - Cardiff (Central) service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.
August 1982
Metro-Cammell Class 101 DMU set C820, presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512, at Nailsea & Backwell (where I lived at the time) on a Weston-super-Mare - Bristol (Temple Meads) - Cardiff (Central) service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.
August 1982
Metro-Cammell Class 101 Local Passenger 3-car dmu Set No.C820 - presumably 51500 + 59093 + 51512 - in Rail Blue & Grey livery with all yellow front ends, passing Chelvey, near Nailsea & Backwell, on a Cardiff - Weston-super-Mare service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.