2023

SH5938 : Train entering Minffordd station

taken 3 years ago, near to Minffordd, Gwynedd, Wales

Train entering Minffordd station
Train entering Minffordd station
A Class 158 diesel train entering Minffordd station on the Cambrian Coast line. The station comprises a single platform served by trains in both directions. The Ffestiniog Railway, a narrow-gauge steam railway, crosses the Cambrian Coast line at Minffordd, with an adjoining station comprising two platforms.

Each diesel multiple unit has its own unique number, carried near the headlight. This one is 158 822.
Cambrian Line

The Cambrian Line (Welsh: Llinell Cambria) is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli in Wales.
The railway is scenic: it runs through the Cambrian Mountains in central Wales and along the coast of Cardigan Bay.
The line includes long sections of single track.
The line was finished in the 1860s. The line divides at Dovey Junction.
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Class 158 DMU Express Sprinter

Built by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works, the British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple-unit (DMU). They were built between 1989 and 1992 to replace many locomotive-hauled passenger trains on key long distance cross-country routes.
An improvement on previous incarnations of the Sprinter series, the 158 offered luxuries such as air conditioning, an on-board payphone, power-operated interior doors, a toilet in each carriage, and provision for a refreshment trolley service. They also offered a top speed of 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) and a generally more comfortable ride for passengers. They have a range of up to 1,600 miles between refuellings.
Built for British Rail, they are currrently operated in the UK by, Abellio ScotRail, Arriva Trains Wales, East Midlands Trains, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway and Northern.


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Geographical Context: Railways Train: Class 158 Place: Minffordd Minffordd Station Near: Porthmadog Penrhyndeudraeth Country: Wales County: Gwynedd Primary Subject: Railway Station other tags: Railway Station Railway Station with Train Class 158 Class 158 DMU Diesel Multiple Unit Diesel Train Cambrian Coast Line Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SH5938, 225 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Malc McDonald   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 8 August, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 26 August, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5994 3855 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:55.5624N 4:5.0977W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5995 3854
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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