43148 Coates 16 May 2015

43148 passes the site of the former GWR Coates goods station (closed in 1963) with the 1Z89 17:13 Paddington to Cheltenham Spa First Great Western service on 16 May 2015. The train that would normally run in this path would be the 2G89 18:14 Swindon to Cheltenham DMU. Weekend engineering work resulted in all trains on the route being HSTs, with South Wales trains being diverted over the line. The strange light blue effect on the power car's body side is a reflection from the numerous old shipping containers parked in the old station yard.