166217 Yarnton Junction (site of) 27 February 2008

166217 approaches the site of Yarnton Junction with the late running 09:37 Worcester Foregate Street to Paddington First Great Western service on 27 February 2008. At this time this was one of a handful of Turbo operated services over the Cotswold Line, the remainder being worked by HSTs, which were supplanting the troubled Class 180 units. This photo is taken from inside the V of the former junction with the Fairford Branch Line, which headed off across the fields to the left of where I am standing. The Fairford Branch closed to passengers in 1962 and freight in 1970.