73223 Ascott-under-Wychwood 13 January 1991

Plasser & Theurer 07-16 Universal Tamper / Liner 73223 is pictured at work at Ascott-under-Wychwood on 13 January 1991. Note the three sets of measuring wheels in the foreground used to assess track geometry. On the right of this picture the remains of the former coal yard can be seen, while the posts of a new fence separating the yard area from the line have yet to receive any wire. This is the start of the fourteen mile single track section of the Cotswold Line to Wolvercote Junction.