A Class 170 is a good subject to show off the span of the bridge crossing the River Avon at Eckington, especially when the river is calm enough to display a reflection.

Now stripped of its London Midland branding, but still wearing the familiar green and grey livery, No. 170515 heads south through Stoke Works junction with a service to Worcester.

No. 170519 heads away from the camera at Abbotswood, as a Class 66 with a freight train approaches in the opposite direction.

Harsh winter light falls onto No. 170114 at The Reddings, south of Cheltenham, as it approaches with a service from Cardiff.