Any residents of Ascott-under-Wychwood living near to the station, and hoping for a lie in on Sunday 13 January 1991, were in for a surprise, as weekend engineering work on the railway involved the extremely noisy tamping of the track. Plasser & Theurer 07-16 Universal Tamper / Liner 73223 is seen here at work on the level crossing, with sections of the roadway having been removed to gain access to the ballast.