In preparation for the much delayed and scandalously over budget electrification, various clearance work has been taking place along the Great Western Mainline. The small clump of trees that marked the site of a former pond on the north side of the line at Circourt Bridge, Denchworth, has been removed, although for some reason one tree has been left. This wide angle view shows the scene on 20 January 2016, as the GWR's only green liveried HST, led by 43188 speeds by with the 1L38 07:58 Swansea to Paddington service.