During the brief period when the Great Western Mainline between Wantage Road and Challow was a three track route, 43136 approaches Circourt Bridge, Denchworth, on 19 July 1993 with the 1C26 10:15 Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads service. As can be seen from the rust, the newly laid down loop had still yet to be commissioned. The deliberately off centre composition of this picture is in order to include Didcot Power Station in the background, which is clearly doing its bit for the National Grid.