Wiring progress and platform extension: electrification work is advancing on the Newbury line, with most of the overhead line structures now in place. Unit No 165117 departs from Thatcham with the 13.45 Bedwyn to Paddington service on 24 February 2018.
Meanwhile, work is in hand on lengthening platform 2 at Cheltenham Spa for new Class 800 bi-modes in this view from 1 February. Colin Scott-Morton / M. John Stretton
