43137 & 43026 Shrivenham (Ashbury Crossing) 18 February 2016

A very lucky picture at Shrivenham, taken on 18 February 2016. At a closing speed of up to 250mph, getting this kind of passing HST picture exactly right is quite difficult. 43137 Newton Abbot 150 approaches the site of Ashbury Crossing with the 1C11 11:00 Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads GWR service, passing 43026 Michael Eavis bringing up the rear of the 1L50 10:36 Cheltenham Spa to Paddington. After a sunny start, clouds were now building up rapidly, as can be seen from the background. However, this proved to be temporary, and there was still a sunny afternoon's photography in prospect.