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3-Day BIG DIESEL 'THRASH!'
We've listened to the many enthusiasts who said they would travel with us if we put on a 3-Day Big Diesel 'Thrash!'
So we've set the dates for Thur 11 May, Fri 12 May, and Sat 13 May 2017 and we have agreements with the respective owners to hire in 5-Big Heritage Diesels.
And, of course, our unique resident Class 17 Clayton will be thrashing along with the others (and full power on its two engines too!).
It's heavy haulage at it best and with gradients like our 1-68 Chinnor Bank (and there's others, including quite a bump at the Princes Risborough end of the Line): it will be a really, very intensive, 3-Day Big Diesel 'Thrash!'
Each Big Heritage Diesel will be announced separately just as soon as we conclude everything and they will be shown firstly on our official Facebook page here, and then 48-hours afterwards we will include them on this page of our website. So keep a look out on Facebook - thanks!
We will also have bright Ale at pub prices (what would a Big Diesel Gala be... without it?), and we'll also have bottle conditioned Ales, plenty of soft drinks and tea, coffee and snacks etc. Stephanie and her Ladies in our Cambrian Tea Room will serve hot Bacon Rolls, Sausage Baps, and the usual range of moderately priced sandwiches and home-made cakes etc throughout the day.
BUY YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE WITH ADVANTAGES:
First off, it's cheaper... (even taking into account the £2 Agency booking fee).
When you buy your ticket in advance your details will be entered into our Money-can't-Buy Free Prize Draw and on each day of the Big Diesel 'Thrash!' there will be TWO places available each day (one per winner) enabling you to get close up and personal and ride in the cab of the lead locomotive for a selected approximately 2-hour timeslot on the day of your visit. How good is that?!
Also, for the Photographers, when you buy your ticket in advance we will have a very limited number of Photographic Permits available for £25 each and you will have the possibility with 3 others on a timed 2-hour slot to visit the top floor of our partially restored Princes Risborough North Signalbox to take some unique images of the cavalcade (and the Chiltern Mainline, of course!). We will also have a specially fenced off area outside the 'box at ground level for use only by these Permit holders for some more unique location shots. Details on how to obtain a permit will be posted here shortly.
And for those who buy your ticket in advance and who will be arriving and returning home by mainline train from Princes Risborough station - we are investigating the possibility of putting a connecting bus service into operation (that's hopefully in keeping with the age of the Big Heritage Diesels) between both stations on Thur 11 May & Fri 12 May only. The 'bus link will be FREE and only available for advance ticket holders. Again, details to follow shortly.
We also have a car park at Chinnor station with limited capacity and for those who buy your ticket in advance it will be FREE to park. P.S. There's also a cafe and souvenir shop available at Chinnor station.
DEPARTURE TIMES:
We are working on it and the aim is to run from Chinnor right through to Princes Risborough on the 3-Day Big Diesel 'Thrash!'. But please note you cannot join or alight at Princes Risborough until we have restored the original 1906 platform - expected Autumn 2017. The special timetable will generally be in operation between 09.30 and 17.00 each day.
We've listened to the many enthusiasts who said they would travel with us if we put on a 3-Day Big Diesel 'Thrash!'
So we've set the dates for Thur 11 May, Fri 12 May, and Sat 13 May 2017 and we have agreements with the respective owners to hire in 5-Big Heritage Diesels.
And, of course, our unique resident Class 17 Clayton will be thrashing along with the others (and full power on its two engines too!).
It's heavy haulage at it best and with gradients like our 1-68 Chinnor Bank (and there's others, including quite a bump at the Princes Risborough end of the Line): it will be a really, very intensive, 3-Day Big Diesel 'Thrash!'
Each Big Heritage Diesel will be announced separately just as soon as we conclude everything and they will be shown firstly on our official Facebook page here, and then 48-hours afterwards we will include them on this page of our website. So keep a look out on Facebook - thanks!
We will also have bright Ale at pub prices (what would a Big Diesel Gala be... without it?), and we'll also have bottle conditioned Ales, plenty of soft drinks and tea, coffee and snacks etc. Stephanie and her Ladies in our Cambrian Tea Room will serve hot Bacon Rolls, Sausage Baps, and the usual range of moderately priced sandwiches and home-made cakes etc throughout the day.
BUY YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE WITH ADVANTAGES:
First off, it's cheaper... (even taking into account the £2 Agency booking fee).
When you buy your ticket in advance your details will be entered into our Money-can't-Buy Free Prize Draw and on each day of the Big Diesel 'Thrash!' there will be TWO places available each day (one per winner) enabling you to get close up and personal and ride in the cab of the lead locomotive for a selected approximately 2-hour timeslot on the day of your visit. How good is that?!
Also, for the Photographers, when you buy your ticket in advance we will have a very limited number of Photographic Permits available for £25 each and you will have the possibility with 3 others on a timed 2-hour slot to visit the top floor of our partially restored Princes Risborough North Signalbox to take some unique images of the cavalcade (and the Chiltern Mainline, of course!). We will also have a specially fenced off area outside the 'box at ground level for use only by these Permit holders for some more unique location shots. Details on how to obtain a permit will be posted here shortly.
And for those who buy your ticket in advance and who will be arriving and returning home by mainline train from Princes Risborough station - we are investigating the possibility of putting a connecting bus service into operation (that's hopefully in keeping with the age of the Big Heritage Diesels) between both stations on Thur 11 May & Fri 12 May only. The 'bus link will be FREE and only available for advance ticket holders. Again, details to follow shortly.
We also have a car park at Chinnor station with limited capacity and for those who buy your ticket in advance it will be FREE to park. P.S. There's also a cafe and souvenir shop available at Chinnor station.
DEPARTURE TIMES:
We are working on it and the aim is to run from Chinnor right through to Princes Risborough on the 3-Day Big Diesel 'Thrash!'. But please note you cannot join or alight at Princes Risborough until we have restored the original 1906 platform - expected Autumn 2017. The special timetable will generally be in operation between 09.30 and 17.00 each day.
