43172 crosses the flat expanse of West Sedge Moor on 19 August 2002 with the 1A56 12:38 Plymouth to Paddington First Great Western service. West Sedge Moor is an area of the Somerset Levels, comprising numerous meadows separated by ditches. This picture is taken from the roadbridge at Oath, a tiny village, which like most settlements in the area is built on an area of higher ground, to avoid the inevitable winter floods.