166208 Ascott-under-Wychwood 1 September 2010

166208 crosses over the level crossing next to Ascott-under-Wychwood station on 1 September 2010, whilst working the 2P42 09:29 Moreton-in-Marsh to Paddington First Great Western service. This scene will shortly be transformed, with the reinstatement of double track. This will obviously see the repositioning of the barriers on the right and the removal of the portacabin. At present the double track ends a short distance behind the train. Ascott's sole surviving semaphore signal can just be seen in the background, controlling the down line. Incidentally, the redoubling is not the only construction work going on in the area, note the construction site on the extreme left. Some more houses are being squeezed into the small plot of land next to the railway.