Branch line: Class 143 Pacer train 143616 at Heath Low Level, Cardiff
Class 143 diesel multiple unit (DMU) 143616 is seen at Heath Low Level station working the 2V41 1645 Coryton to Radyr service on 25th July 2017. Services on the Valley Lines network had been disrupted due to a broken down train, and this service was running about 15 minutes late. Its previous working from Radyr to Coryton had run non-stop from Cardiff Queen St to Coryton (to help recover from the delay on that service), with passenger for intermediate stations (including Heath Low Level) alighting on the journey from Coryton to Radyr.
The Coryton line is a single track branch of just over two miles which leaves the Rhymney Valley line at Heath Junction, and has six stations (including Coryton) a number of which are only a short distance apart. Most trains run to Radyr (via Cardiff Central and the route through Ninian Park), with the line being referred to as the 'City Line'. In fact as the crow flies, Radyr and Coryton are only a couple of miles apart. The line from Coryton used to continue westwards and up to Pontypridd but has been closed and lifted for many decades.
Services on the City Line are normally in the hands of Class 142 and 143 Pacers and single car 153 units, though two car Class 150 DMUs also appear from time to time.
Branch line: Class 143 Pacer train 143616 at Heath Low Level, Cardiff
Class 143 diesel multiple unit (DMU) 143616 is seen at Heath Low Level station working the 2V41 1645 Coryton to Radyr service on 25th July 2017. Services on the Valley Lines network had been disrupted due to a broken down train, and this service was running about 15 minutes late. Its previous working from Radyr to Coryton had run non-stop from Cardiff Queen St to Coryton (to help recover from the delay on that service), with passenger for intermediate stations (including Heath Low Level) alighting on the journey from Coryton to Radyr.
The Coryton line is a single track branch of just over two miles which leaves the Rhymney Valley line at Heath Junction, and has six stations (including Coryton) a number of which are only a short distance apart. Most trains run to Radyr (via Cardiff Central and the route through Ninian Park), with the line being referred to as the 'City Line'. In fact as the crow flies, Radyr and Coryton are only a couple of miles apart. The line from Coryton used to continue westwards and up to Pontypridd but has been closed and lifted for many decades.
Services on the City Line are normally in the hands of Class 142 and 143 Pacers and single car 153 units, though two car Class 150 DMUs also appear from time to time.