There is evidence of recent extensive lineside vegetation clearance at Southam on 3 April 2025, as Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. nears the southern end of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway with the 10:00 Toddington to Cheltenham Racecourse service. The previous year only a very much more head on viewpoint was possible.