168214 Ardley Quarry 9 August 2003

168214 passes Ardley Quarry on 9 August 2003 with the 15:02 Marylebone to Banbury Chiltern Railways service. 168214, the first of the Class 168/2 sub-class, was just four months old when this picture was taken. Just behind the rear of the train is the public footpath crossing on the Ardley to Middleton Stoney footpath, whilst in the background is the M40 motorway. The overgrown line in the foreground formerly gave access to the quarry.