43130 speeds past the site of Wantage Road station on 3 September 1984 with the 06:30 Taunton to Paddington service. Although in the then brand new Executive livery, 43130 not only carries the obsolete set number 253030, but also still has the W prefix to the power car number. Note the wide track formation at this point, a legacy of the former freight loops which would be reinstated a few years after this picture was taken.