43197 Denchworth 7 September 2015

43197 passes Denchworth on 7 September 2015 with the 1L38 07:58 Swansea to Paddington First Great Western service. Visible to the right of the train, and in the background, are the steel piles for the forthcoming electrification. Some have been partly inserted into the ground, and others lie on the trackside. They have now been there so long that this year's vegetation is almost starting to hide some of them! Network Rail's plan to electrify the route is over a year behind schedule and massively over budget. Let's just hope they are not asked to organise a celebration in a brewery!