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{{Infobox ROSProject
| name = Cardiff Valley Lines
| description = The South Wales Area, focused around Cardiff
| country = {{flagu|United Kingdom}}
| time_period = 2020
| company = Great Western Railway, Transport for Wales, CrossCountry
| difficulty = 6
| author = [[ROS GitHub Organisation|ROSDevTeam]]
| repository = [https://github.com/Railway-Op-Sim/GB-ValleyLines Cardiff Valley Lines]
| website = [https://www.railwayoperationsimulator.com/catalog/community-projects/united-kingdom/cardiff-valley-lines Cardiff Valley Lines]
| map = {{Cardiff Valley Lines Route}}
}}
The South Wales area covered by this simulation incorporates mainly rural services between Cardiff and outlying areas, though some mainline services between England, Scotland and Swansea are also provided running via Newport, Cardiff and Bridgend. Merry-go-round coal services also make an appearance periodically running between the Tower Colliery at Aberdare and Aberthaw power station – both of which are now closed.
== Timetable ==
The timetable is quite intense, and it is recommended to have a copy of the included notes to hand to avoid misrouting trains – which is very easy to do!
The standard service pattern is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="4"; style="text-align: center" | '''Cardiff Valley Lines Services'''
|-
| style="text-align: center" | '''Train Operating Company''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Origin''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Destination''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Frequency (tph)'''
|-
| rowspan="3"; style="background:#{{National Rail colour|Transport for Wales Rail}}; color: white" | Transport for Wales
| Milford Haven || rowspan="2" | Manchester Piccadilly || 0.5
|-
| Carmarthen || 0.5
|-
| Maesteg || Cheltenham Spa || 1
|-
| Penarth || Bargoed || 4
|-
| Bridgend || rowspan="2" | Aberdare || 1
|-
| rowspan="2" | Barry Island || 1
|-
| Merthyr Tydfil || 2
|-
| Radyr || Coryton || 2
|-
| Cardiff Bay || Cardiff Queen Street || 5
|-
| rowspan="8" | Cardiff Central || Holyhead || 0.5
|-
| Swansea || 0.5
|-
| Ebbw Vale Town || 1
|-
| Treherbert || 2
|-
| style="background:#{{National Rail colour|CrossCountry}}; color: white" | CrossCountry
| Nottingham || 1
|-
| style="background:#{{National Rail colour|First Great Western}}; color: white" | Great Western Railway
| Taunton || 1
|-
| Portsmouth Harbour || 1
|-
| rowspan="2" | London Paddington || 1
|-
| Swansea || 1
|}
== Operational Notes ==
The simulation is best run using version 2.5.1 of the program because many services change direction at Cardiff Central, and this version automatically removes redundant routes left over after a train has arrived and changed direction. With earlier versions these routes have to be removed manually.
[[Category:Simulations in the United Kingdom]]
| name = Cardiff Valley Lines
| description = The South Wales Area, focused around Cardiff
| country = {{flagu|United Kingdom}}
| time_period = 2020
| company = Great Western Railway, Transport for Wales, CrossCountry
| difficulty = 6
| author = [[ROS GitHub Organisation|ROSDevTeam]]
| repository = [https://github.com/Railway-Op-Sim/GB-ValleyLines Cardiff Valley Lines]
| website = [https://www.railwayoperationsimulator.com/catalog/community-projects/united-kingdom/cardiff-valley-lines Cardiff Valley Lines]
| map = {{Cardiff Valley Lines Route}}
}}
The South Wales area covered by this simulation incorporates mainly rural services between Cardiff and outlying areas, though some mainline services between England, Scotland and Swansea are also provided running via Newport, Cardiff and Bridgend. Merry-go-round coal services also make an appearance periodically running between the Tower Colliery at Aberdare and Aberthaw power station – both of which are now closed.
== Timetable ==
The timetable is quite intense, and it is recommended to have a copy of the included notes to hand to avoid misrouting trains – which is very easy to do!
The standard service pattern is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="4"; style="text-align: center" | '''Cardiff Valley Lines Services'''
|-
| style="text-align: center" | '''Train Operating Company''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Origin''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Destination''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Frequency (tph)'''
|-
| rowspan="3"; style="background:#{{National Rail colour|Transport for Wales Rail}}; color: white" | Transport for Wales
| Milford Haven || rowspan="2" | Manchester Piccadilly || 0.5
|-
| Carmarthen || 0.5
|-
| Maesteg || Cheltenham Spa || 1
|-
| Penarth || Bargoed || 4
|-
| Bridgend || rowspan="2" | Aberdare || 1
|-
| rowspan="2" | Barry Island || 1
|-
| Merthyr Tydfil || 2
|-
| Radyr || Coryton || 2
|-
| Cardiff Bay || Cardiff Queen Street || 5
|-
| rowspan="8" | Cardiff Central || Holyhead || 0.5
|-
| Swansea || 0.5
|-
| Ebbw Vale Town || 1
|-
| Treherbert || 2
|-
| style="background:#{{National Rail colour|CrossCountry}}; color: white" | CrossCountry
| Nottingham || 1
|-
| style="background:#{{National Rail colour|First Great Western}}; color: white" | Great Western Railway
| Taunton || 1
|-
| Portsmouth Harbour || 1
|-
| rowspan="2" | London Paddington || 1
|-
| Swansea || 1
|}
== Operational Notes ==
The simulation is best run using version 2.5.1 of the program because many services change direction at Cardiff Central, and this version automatically removes redundant routes left over after a train has arrived and changed direction. With earlier versions these routes have to be removed manually.
[[Category:Simulations in the United Kingdom]]