In the era when even short sighted photographers could identify HSTs at 125 mph, 43161 speeds past Waltham St. Lawrence with the 06:37 Swansea to Paddington 'Red Dragon Pullman' service on 2 June 1989. At this point on the Great Western mainline, not only are there two relief lines, but an up loop as well. St. James church at Ruscombe can be seen in the distance.