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Cardiff City Line, the Glossary

The Cardiff City Line is a commuter railway line in Cardiff that runs between and via.^[1]

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Rail transport in Cardiff
Railway lines in Wales
Railway lines opened in 1987

Arriva Trains Wales

Arriva Trains Wales (ATW; Trenau Arriva Cymru) was a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operated the Wales & Borders franchise.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997.

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British Rail Class 142

The British Rail Class 142 Pacer are diesel multiple-unit passenger trains built for British Rail (BR) from 1985 to 1987.

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The British Rail Class 150 Sprinter is a class of diesel multiple-unit passenger trains, developed and built by British Rail Engineering Limited at York Carriage Works between 1984 and 1987 for use on regional services across Great Britain.

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British Rail Class 153

The British Rail Class 153 Super Sprinter are single-coach DMUs converted from two-coach Class 155 diesel multiple units in the early 1990s.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales.

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Cardiff Canton TMD

Cardiff Canton TMD (Depo Cynnal a Chadw Treganna Caerdydd) is a diesel locomotive traction maintenance depot in Cardiff, Wales.

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Department for Transport

The Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines.

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Double-track railway

A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.

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Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power.

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Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways.

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List of railway stations in Cardiff

This is a list of railway stations in Cardiff, the capital of Wales.

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Mid Glamorgan

Mid Glamorgan (Morgannwg Ganol) is a preserved county of Wales.

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National Rail

National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales.

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Network Rail

Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain.

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Ninian Park

Ninian Park was a football stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales, that was the home of Cardiff City F.C. for 99 years.

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Penarth

Penarth is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay.

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Penarth Dock

Penarth Dock was a port and harbour which was located on the south bank of the mouth of the River Ely, at Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales.

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South Glamorgan

South Glamorgan (De Morgannwg) is a preserved county of Wales.

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South Wales Main Line

The South Wales Main Line (Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain. Cardiff City Line and South Wales Main Line are rail transport in Cardiff and railway lines in Wales.

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South Wales Metro

The South Wales Metro is an integrated heavy rail, light rail and bus-based public transport services and systems network currently being developed in South East Wales around the hub of railway station. Cardiff City Line and South Wales Metro are railway lines in Wales.

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Sprinter (British Rail)

The Sprinter is a family of diesel multiple unit trains in use on the British railway system.

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Taff Vale Railway

The Taff Vale Railway (TVR) was a standard gauge railway in South Wales, built by the Taff Vale Railway Company to serve the iron and coal industries around Merthyr Tydfil and to connect them with docks in Cardiff. Cardiff City Line and Taff Vale Railway are railway lines in Wales.

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Transport for Wales

Transport for Wales (TfW; Trafnidiaeth Cymru; label) is a not-for-profit company owned by the Welsh Government and managed at arms length by its appointed board.

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Transport for Wales Rail

Transport for Wales Rail Limited, branded as Transport for Wales and TfW Rail (and), is a Welsh publicly owned train operating company, a subsidiary of Transport for Wales (TfW), a Welsh Government-owned company.

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Urban rail in the United Kingdom

Urban and suburban rail plays a key role in public transport in many of the major cities of the United Kingdom.

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Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes

Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes (Llwybrau Lleol y Cymoedd a Chaerdydd) (formerly Valley Lines) is the network of passenger suburban railway services radiating from Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff City Line and Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes are rail transport in Cardiff and railway lines in Wales.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_City_Line