PIS supplier - TrainFX (same as 150, 153, 158 and 230)
I started recording after Ruth said "Welcome aboard"
Date recorded - Friday 10th March 2023
Onboard 769008 "Cheriton" with 2R16 1503 Transport for Wales/Trafnidiaeth Cymru service from Penarth to Rhymney/Rhymni calling at: Dingle Road/Heol Dingle (1505), Grangetown (1509), Cardiff Central/Caerdydd Canolog (1516), Cardiff Queen Street/Caerdydd Heol y Frenhines (1520), Heath High Level/Lefel Uchel y Mynydd Bychan (1525), Llanishen/Llanisien (1528), Lisvane & Thornhill/Llys-faen a Draenen Pen-y-Graig (1530), Caerphilly/Caerffili (1537), Aber (1539), Energlyn & Churchill Park/Eneu'r-glyn a Pharc Churchill (1541), Llanbradach (1545), Ystrad Mynach (1551), Hengoed (1554), Pengam (1557), Bargoed/Bargod (1603), Brithdir (1606), Tir-Phil/Tir-phil (1609), Pontlottyn/Pontlotyn (1614) and Rhymney/Rhymni (1617)
Transport for Wales/Trafnidiaeth Cymru Class 769 fleet:
769002
769003
769006
769007
769008
769421
769445
769452
All of which have been withdrawn as of the 21st May timetable change.
769008 was named Cheriton after travelling through the Channel Tunnel on Friday 10th December 1993 alongside 319009 (now 768001 for use with Rail Operations Group) which was named Coquelles. Both units also set a record for the shortest London to Brighton journey time at 37 minutes 57 seconds on Saturday 26th March 1994. This record stood until 23005 when the "Speed Run" event, organised by Southern, using Class 377 units 377472 and 377474 set a slightly quicker record of 36 minutes 56 seconds.
