Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
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The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway is a heritage railway on the border between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England. It operates on standard gauge for a distance of 2.85 miles[1] between Chinnor and the outskirts of Princes Risborough. An extension into Princes Risborough mainline railway station is currently under construction. This will allow passengers to connect from Chiltern Railways services on the Chiltern Main Line.
The heritage line forms part of the old Great Western Railway line between Watlington and Princes Risborough (via Lewknor, Aston Rowant and Chinnor). The line was closed to passengers by BR in 1957. The section between Chinnor and Princes Risborough then carried a freight-only service until 1990.
Chinnor station has been used for the filming of the ITV series The Midsomer Murders.[2]
[edit] Locomotives
- Steam Locomotives
- GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class no. 9682. Operational.
- Manning Wardle 0-4-0ST "Brill". Currently at the Middleton Railway for restoration to working order.
- Diesel Locomotives
- Diesel Multiple Units
- BR Class 121 no. W55023. Operational.
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[edit] References
- ^ Jacobs (Ed.), Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams Book 3: Western. Trackmaps, Bradford upon Avon. ISBN 0-9549866-1-X.
- ^ Street, Joan. Midsomer Murders Locations - Chinnor, Buckinghamshire. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
