43196 Denchworth (Circourt Bridge) 12 April 2019

After four decades of taking pictures of HSTs at Circourt Bridge, Denchworth, this is my final picture of one of these iconic trains at this location. 43196 heads towards London on 12 April 2019 with the 1A12 07:48 Paignton to Paddington GWR service. By this date this was one of the very few HST operated trains amid a sea of Class 800/802 units. This location has changed out of all recognition during the last 40 years, with electfrication being the final disfigurement. The line has been re-quadrupled, the bridge has been replaced, and a wood has grown up in the background.