43010 Challow 11 January 1992

The late afternoon sun illuminates 43010, as it leads the 1C42 14:15 Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads service through the remains of Challow station on 11 January 1992. This bridge has since been replaced, but not before it got in a very poor state due to lack of maintenance. BR and latterly Railtrack and Network Rail didn't seem to realise that steel structures need to be regularly repainted to prevent corrosion, something that was done frequently in the steam era.