Fishguard Harbour station was never a particularly attractive place to

have to spend time and on an early autumn weekday afternoon it certainly doesn’t look at its best. It really only existed as an interchange point for travellers to and from the Rosslare Irish ferries, but it was possible to visit as an ordinary, inquisitive, passenger. Fishguard and Goodwick station, less than a mile up the line, was more appropriate for local travellers. Here the afternoon ferry connection has arrived from London Paddington in the late 1970s and the Brush Type 4 Class 47 has run round the stock and is ready for an imminent departure. It was a simple in and out job, with minimal waiting time. Under the current timetable there are two round trips to the station per day to connect with the ferries. The late evening train meets a ferry and departs around 23.00pm, but terminates at Carmarthen, leaving passengers with a five hour wait if they wish to travel further east on the first service of the day.