Date: 01/02/2017

A train almost veered onto the wrong track after a line fault at Cardiff Central, Network Rail said.
If the driver had not stopped, the carriage would have been diverted onto a line where trains could run in both directions.
Network Rail said it had launched an investigation into the 'serious signalling irregularity' at Cardiff East Junction.
No-one was injured during the incident on 29 December 2016.
The incident occurred after a section of track was reopened following resignalling and track remodelling work in and around Cardiff Central station.

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Probe launch after train driver spotted Cardiff line fault

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Network Rail launch investigation as unsecured track at Cardiff saw a train almost go in the wrong direction.

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150285 on a Bargoed to Penarth service alongside the recently opened platform 8 at Cardiff Central in January 2017.
Location: Cardiff Central
Company: South Wales Railway
18/01/2017 Alastair McLellan

Tracklaying has started for the new platform 8 at Cardiff Central. Scene on 6 March 2015 as a class 56 waits in the siding and a train for Merthyr is arriving at platform 6.
Location: Cardiff Central
Company: South Wales Railway
06/03/2015 John Thorn

Improvement work continues at Cardiff Central. 150242 pauses alongside the new Platform 8 with the 15.36 to Treherbert on 20 October 2015.
Location: Cardiff Central
Company: South Wales Railway
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