43131 Compton Beauchamp 17 April 2011

43131 passes Compton Beauchamp on 17 April 2011 with the 1B46 14:37 Paddington to Swansea First Great Western service. Although not as good as the eastbound view from this bridge, and certainly no good in the winter when mostly in deep shade, I thought I would record this for posterity before the wires go up and ruin the location for ever. I don't normally use a standard lens for open locations such as this, and this along with the 125mph train has required a shutter speed of 1/4000sec. Oh, and of course quick reactions!