70013 Yarnton Junction (site of) 7 July 2012

7MT 4-6-2 70013 Oliver Cromwell passes Yarnton in the rain on 7 July 2012 with the Railway Touring Company 1Z71 08:30 Euston to Worcester Shrub Hill 'Cotswold Venturer' railtour. The tall trees in the background on the left mark the site of Yarnton Junction, the junction for the Fairford Branch, the route of which ran between the grass covered mound and the buildings of the recycling plant on the right. The line closed for passengers in 1962 and freight in 1970.