166212 speeds past Shorthampton on 1 October 2011 with the 1P43 10:58 Great Malvern to Paddington First Great Western service. This view is taken from a farm occupation bridge, that prior to clearance work in connection with the reinstatement of double track was completely inaccessible due an impenetrable mass of brambles and dense bushes. I was surprised to find that the view had already become blocked again by a rapidly growing tree, and I had to do some severe 'gardening' in order to be able to take this picture. I predict that this location will soon become impossible once more, as even if the tree can be kept pruned, just look at what's growing all along the side of the cutting!