47712 Dick Whittington enters Taffs Well station on 2 June 1996 with the 2A10 13:00 Merthyr Tydfil to Barry Island service. This was loco-hauled instead of the usual DMU in connection with the Road Transport Festival at Barry Island. 37254 is bringing up the rear. Unfortunately the distinctive GWR centre pivot signal has now been replaced by a mundane colour light. Although of GWR design, the arm may well only date back to early 1950s. It can clearly be seen to originally have had two arms, the removed one on the right controlling access to the Nantgarw branch. This was the erstwhile Walnut Tree Junction.