43196 Shorthampton 19 March 2011

With the newly installed double track due to be commissioned in mid 2011, there seems very little evidence it will be ready on time from this picture at Shorthampton on 19 March. 43196 passes by with the 1P37 08:43 Great Malvern to Paddington First Great Western service. New sleepers and cable ducting are in evidence, but apart from some rails on the other side of the bridge and a short length of newly laid track around the corner, there is much to do.