43010 & 221134 Oxford (Walton Well Road) 13 July 2013

The possibility of getting a perfect passing shot on the national network is usually purely a matter of chance. However, at Walton Well Road, Oxford, on 13 July 2013, I realised that 221134 was stopped at a red signal in exactly the right spot for such a picture. An added bonus was that an up train would be slowing down for the Oxford station stop, so allowing the picture to be taken at exactly the right moment. So here is 43010 leading the 1P31 07:10 Hereford to Paddington First Great Western service, passing 221134 on the 1M30 07:45 Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly CrossCountry service. The problem was the failure of an axle counter on the Cotswold Line, delaying both Cotswold Line trains, and following CrossCountry services.