43174 Blockley 24 June 1987

43174 passes the site of Blockley station on 24 June 1987 with the 1B56 18:25 Paddington to Hereford 'Cathedrals Express'. This picture is taken from the adjacent brickworks. The area in the foreground is the site of the station's small goods yard, with the site of the station and the level crossing in the background. The station, which was well over a mile away from the village, and much nearer to the smaller village of Paxford, was closed in 1966. This was the only occasion that I visited this particular Cotswold Line location.