150246 pauses at Bath Spa station with the 15.28 Warminster

to Great Malvern service whilst South West Trains' 159246 gets away with the 15.51 Bristol Temple Meads to London Waterloo train. Notice the wide gap between the up and down lines that, until 1967 accommodated a pair of passing loops that were also linked allowing the transfer of trains from track to track. All was controlled from the lofty signal box located above the canopy on the down platform approximately above where I am standing to take this photograph.