56044 passes Water Eaton on 17 August 1988 with the 6M24 Tytherington to Wolverton ARC stone train. This location used to be very quiet, being some distance from the nearest main road, but during 1988 the A34 to the east of Kidlington was realigned, which entailed the construction of a brand new section of road in the fields between Kidlington and Water Eaton. Construction work can be seen in progress on the right of this picture.