The environment around Cardiff Central station is changing at an

astonishing rate with new blocks and flats going up at an incredible speed. This is a reflection of the general growth of Cardiff as a whole. With Central station a little dwarfed by two new hotel blocks to the east, 43196 sits at the rear of the 11.00 to Taunton. It's a little surprising that the power car is still wearing the First Great Western branding as a new operator usually changes the vinyls pretty rapidly when they take over the franchise