43179 leads the 1C64 18:00 Paddington to Swansea service past South Marston on 16 June 1984, while the 1A39 16:45 Swansea to Paddington disappears into the distance. This was in the days when the HSTs regularly ran at 125mph, with consequently shorter journey times than today. In 1984 this train took 2 hours 48 minutes to reach Swansea, with 7 intermediate stops. In 2017 the equivalent train takes 3 hours 38 minutes with 9 intermediate stops. Two additional stops do not require an additional 50 minutes, and this just goes to show how the Great Western Mainline services have slowed down over the last three decades. Such is progress! The field on the right of this view has now disappeared under Swindon's new police station.