43183 Uffington 1 June 2009

A picture that I have been intending to take for ages. 43183 races past the 3000 year old Uffington White Horse with the 1A27 17:10 Weston-super-Mare to Paddington First Great Western service on 1 June 2009. This picture requires a summer evening, so that the sun is on the north side of the line, clear visibility and lightning fast reflexes! A shutter speed of 1/4000 sec was used to freeze all movement, but even so getting this shot right is not easy, as at 125 mph the train is traveling at over 180 feet per second!