43148 passes the site of Ashbury Crossing, near Shrivenham on 7 January 2010 with the late running 1C15 13:00 Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads First Great Western service. Snow had fallen all through the previous day, giving a covering of approximately 20 cm. Despite dire warnings on the radio about the state of the roads, I decided the combination of snow and sun was too good to miss. I managed to do the thirty mile round trip to this location with just the merest hint of wheel spin, despite all but the main roads being largely untreated.