TC’s fast car with Mike Lewis co driving picked me up at a sunny Leighton around 7am. Light traffic meant plenty time to get to Chinnor where at just after 8 the main car park was well filled.
31128 soon arrived and we were pleased at being allowed to join for the short run to the yard along with most of the other 100 plus aboard. 37418 (my last haulage behind 418 was Rhymney – CF in Nov 2001) then worked down the hill to Risboro where an immaculate 26043 was failed prior to working her booked train. 47402, 66737 (dud!) and 47715 added to the fun. 26043 was battered to work the 1410 ex Risboro and very enjoyable it was too.
The gronk brake vans were excellent although the restriction to 10 passengers in each seemed a little low, but i managed to get aboard for a “double score”.
The last run, the 1720 Princes Risborough – Chinnor, proved the best. The front coach was fairly lightly filled unlike the load 5 Mk I’s and dead 47715 on the rear giving 37418 plenty to thrash nicely on the long climb up to Chinnor. To quote my colleague “more thrash on that run than you’d get all day stuck in a coffin on some railtour”.
The Moves…
31128 0810 Princes Risborough – Chinnor CH – CH YD
37418 0840 Chinnor – Princes Risborough CH-PR
16195, 4584, 34671, 1845, 4902
37418 0915 Princes Risborough – Chinnor (26043 fail) PR-CH
31128 1000 Chinnor – Princes Risborough CH-PR
47402 1025 Princes Risborough – Chinnor PR-CH
37418 1110 Chinnor – Princes Risborough CH-PR
37418 1135 Princes Risborough – Chinnor PR-CH
47402 1220 Chinnor – Princes Risborough CH-PR
66727} 1245 Princes Risborough – Chinnor PR-CH
47715}
31128 1340 Chinnor – Princes Risborough CH-PR
26043 1410 Princes Risborough – Chinnor PR-CH
66727} 1450 Chinnor – Princes Risborough CH-PR
47715}
08703} brake vans DW 17424 toad, DB 993790 shark (.27m each way) PR-PR N (and back)
08825}
47402 1620 Princes Risborough – Chinnor PR-CH
47715 1700 Chinnor – Princes Risborough CH-PR
37418 1720 Princes Risborough – Chinnor (47715 dor) Loud! PR-CH
The Phots
31128 arrives at Chinnor with the 0810 ex Risborough
26043 about to drop on the 0915 ex Risboro but a fault saw it sttod down until battered for the 1410 ex Risboro
47402 now a Chinnor resident looks good after working the 1025 ex Risboro
66727 with 47715 as translator moves forward at Chinnor to attach to the stock of the 1450 to Risboro.
With 47402 alongside 08703 and 08825 rumble off the recently reinstated independant line to Thame Jn with a brake van shuttle
37418 looking good arrives at Risboro with the 1555 ex Chinnor
A good few enjoying the sounds of generator 47402 accelerating out of Risboro with the 1620 to Chinnor
An excellent day, good value at £24 too…
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