55024 the maroon “bubble” was a familiar site at Aylesbury working sandite/route learning turns from 1993-2013 on a regular basis. She entered service at Southall in Nov 60 with early 70s spells at Canton and Laira before becoming an OOC/Reading based regular from 1980-1993. She was converted to a Sandite/route learning car in Sep 93.
Sold to the Chinnor Railway for preservation in 2013 with a great deal of work going into restoring her to close to original condition after the drastic changes made for Sandite work. She worked her first turn in pres in April 2019 and long may it continue!
On June 3rd 2023 she was rostered for all day work with 6 round trips and very popular she proved too!
Looking superb W55024 with departmental no 960010 also up front at Aylesbury on September 8th 2004
A bright Autumnal morning sees W55024 and blue sister with nice exhaust trails leaving Aylesbury for a sandite turn on the Risboro branch on October 3rd 2007
Looking the part W55024 arrives at Risborough with the 0945 from Chinnor, the first of six round trips on June 3rd 2023
2 views from the adjacent path that leads from Chinnor to Bledlow of W55024 on the 1230 Chinnor – Risborough
W55024 arrives back at Chinnor with the 1300 ex Risboro
W55024 showing her pipes nicely at Chinnor with the 1400 to Risboro
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