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Does anyone know whether it is possible to start a return trip at Princes Risborough and travel to Chinnor and then back again?
Rather than starting at Chinnor (which seems ridiculously difficult to get to, compared to Princes Risborough which is something like 2 stops out from Marylebone)
Everything I can see on their web page suggests starting at Chinnor which is a pisser for those of us without cars (somewhat ironically).
 
Yes I believe you can.

Their website does mention that you can change from national rail at PR.

This is something I often complain about though... the number of preserved railways whose websites only seem concerned with those arriving by car. Even where they have a direct connection to national rail, in the "how to get here" bit of their website, that option is very often listed somewhere at the bottom of the page. And sometimes you'll find timetables that are totally uncoordinated with the mainline trains. So their last train of the day arrives just in time to miss a connection leaving you to wait for an hour for the next one, or similar.
 
Epona said:
Does anyone know whether it is possible to start a return trip at Princes Risborough and travel to Chinnor and then back again?
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This page gives details for 'arriving at' both ends of the line so would have thought you could.

Must admit that while it's (relatively) local to me I've never been there.

teuchter said:
This is something I often complain about though... the number of preserved railways whose websites only seem concerned with those arriving by car. Even where they have a direct connection to national rail, in the "how to get here" bit of their website, that option is very often listed somewhere at the bottom of the page. And sometimes you'll find timetables that are totally uncoordinated with the mainline trains. So their last train of the day arrives just in time to miss a connection leaving you to wait for an hour for the next one, or similar.
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There was a thread on rail forums about this that got quite inflamed a little while ago - I just decided to ignore the thread completely.

But it can be difficult for a preserved railway to make its plans and get leaflets etc to press in early spring when 'the big railway' changes its timetables in May / early June each year and may not make the information available very far in advance. and trying to connect with buses, where bus operators can change their times whenever they like at a few weeks' notice is worse...

(edited to add link)

also, if their locomotive depot is at one end, they are naturally going to start / end the day's service at that end, so there will be fewer return trips available from the other end.
 
Also found myself watching this the other evening...



I didn't catch BBC Railwatch first time around (and it borrows from the Crimewatch format even down to the theme tune!). I miss telly like this!
 
stethoscope said:
Always been a fan of Peter Marshall's photos, and these were posted on Flashbak last week - London By Tube, DLR and Overground in The Early 1990s - Flashbak
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That takes me back. I was in London that period as a student at Goldsmiths. Loads of free time so we used to just explore on a Travelcard. We took to walking the foot tunnel from Greenwich to pick up the DLR from Island Gardens just to gawp at Canary Wharf, which was weirdly deserted then, like some spooky post-disaster sci-fi movie. Also used to do North Woolwich with the dilapidated EPB units, passing the old Platoon film set and its buildings with Vietnamese writing on them.
 
Was at Statfold Barn Railway on Sunday [18th August '24] ... in process of adding images to the album, after the set of SBR items away from home ...
www.ipernity.com

SBR - Statfold Barn Railway

By StoneRoad2013. Established by Graham Lee as his personal mission to "Preserve the best of the past for the future" and to maintain the necessary skills ... . The initial images of of SBR engines ta…
www.ipernity.com www.ipernity.com

Interesting displays and a short fun ride, but found the constant muzak from the kiddies areas, esp the soft play, rather over-powering. Have planned another visit for a weekday during the school term - or maybe "risk" going to an enthusiast event. Weather was fine and sunny, which helped. Food was quite good, if a limited menu.
 
Finally, at long last, managed to fit in a visit to Statfold Barn Railway & Museum ...

I did take some images, the best ones are here
www.ipernity.com

{DONE} SBR - Statfold Barn Railway

By StoneRoad2013. Established by Graham Lee as his personal mission to "Preserve the best of the past for the future" and to maintain the necessary skills ... . The initial images of of SBR engines ta…
www.ipernity.com www.ipernity.com

I need to go back when there's more of an enthusiast bias, and spend more time ...

The only drawback for me was the sheer number of screaming / noisy kids - the children's playing obv gains more income than the enthusiast market, but I did hear some kids asking about "the trains" ...
 
More from Nigeria.

Have you ever wondered what an HST would look like if it was converted to something like a tube train but with individual high back seats? Here is the answer.

 
Oh, god. I've just remembered.. I was watching something and the class 43 hsts were being used in some other country. Did I dream this?
 
Mumbles274 said:
Oh, god. I've just remembered.. I was watching something and the class 43 hsts were being used in some other country. Did I dream this?
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I can confirm that Nigeria is at least one of the countries involved, there was something about it in one of the comics quite recently.
 
BoatieBird said:
I looked for this thread last week, but couldn't find it!
We had a lovely day out on the Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog - Caernarfon - Porthmadog).
I recommend a visit if you're in the area

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We braved the semi-open carriage! It was a bit drizzly on the way there, but the sun shone for the return journey :)
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Glad you enjoyed yourselves on there !
Splendid scenery and the Garratts make the echoes ring when working hard.

[I used to work on the Festy side, but not for some years]
 
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