Having walked back to the former level crossing at Knighton, I heard the sound of a distant HST somewhere west of Swindon through the still winter air. 43129 leads the 1A13 10.30 Bristol Temple Meads to Paddington past the site of the level crossing that was closed in the early 1970s with an under bridge replacing it. This road passing under this bridge is often subject to flooding during periods of heavy rain forcing drivers on a long diversion in order to avoid it.
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