43173 passes Lower Wick (between Charfield and Berkeley Road) with the 07:05 Cardiff Central to Newcastle InterCity service on 7 July 1984. I'm not sure now why the framing of this pictures is a bit off, certainly nowadays I wouldn't take such a wide view, and I wouldn't chop off the top of the tree! However, this is one of the limited number of pictures I have of 43173, and the only one of it in its original livery. 43173 was of course the first HST power car to be withdrawn, following the tragic Southall rail crash in September 1997.