A reminder of just how stylish the original Great Western Trains livery was. 43016 sweeps round the curve at Great Cheverell on 9 April 1999 with the 1C40 13:35 Paddington to Taunton service. The many curves on the 'Berks & Hants' route means that the HSTs cannot fully exploit their 125mph top speed, as they can on the Bristol line, but they have still been the staple power on the route since the 1980s.