Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Diesel Gala 4-6 April 2025

[Forty29]

sadly I now cant go to this event due to work - hope it goes really well for them!

Loadings good yesterday train's looked busy

 

[Jack2015]

Hopefully a successful 3 days for C&R

 

[CarltonA]

50008 taking a day out tomorrow working 1005 0T50 to Reading Traincare Depot for 5O50 and 5V50 ECS moves

That departed with much clag engulfing nearby enthusiasts. I think the H&H livery looks ok ish.

 

[The_Van]

Great day on Friday notwithstanding the 37 failure in the afternoon. All trains bar the last one fairly full.

 

[Forty29]

The 37 up and running Saturday and in full voice!

 

[GW43125]

A very good day had today, despite being a short line there was a lot going on. Busy but not uncomfortably so. Only real complaint was the huge queue for food!
No idea what 47715 was burning, mind, it certainly wasn't diesel!

 

[D6130]

A very good day had today, despite being a short line there was a lot going on. Busy but not uncomfortably so. Only real complaint was the huge queue for food!
No idea what 47715 was burning, mind, it certainly wasn't diesel!

Waste cooking oil?

 

[Ralph Ayres]

I think the station has pretty much reached the limit on the number of visitors it can cater for given the limited space. For future reference I'd recommend a stroll down the hill to the village where there's a good bakery/cafe and a couple of other shops. I wasn't quite back before I'd have reached the front of the food queue, but it's a nice leg stretch and the local area getting some custom from railway visitors can't do any harm.

 

[LGM08]

A very good day had today, despite being a short line there was a lot going on. Busy but not uncomfortably so. Only real complaint was the huge queue for food!
No idea what 47715 was burning, mind, it certainly wasn't diesel!

Don’t forget that thing hasn’t pulled anything big for quite a while so it needed a good clear out. Noticed it cleared up on the return back to Chinnor.

 

[GW43125]

Don’t forget that thing hasn’t pulled anything big for quite a while so it needed a good clear out. Noticed it cleared up on the return back to Chinnor.

This is very true!

I think the station has pretty much reached the limit on the number of visitors it can cater for given the limited space. For future reference I'd recommend a stroll down the hill to the village where there's a good bakery/cafe and a couple of other shops. I wasn't quite back before I'd have reached the front of the food queue, but it's a nice leg stretch and the local area getting some custom from railway visitors can't do any harm.

Thanks, will bear that in mind for next time. Just a minor gripe rather than a game ender, was still a good day!

 

[Otis]

The convoy of locos is expected to leave Princes Risborough at about 11:00 tomorrow - I cant see anything timetabled, but this is what we we're told at Chinnor this afternoon.

EDIT: Running as 0E50, timed to depart Princes Risborough CE sidings at 1151

 

[ExRes]

Announced today that 47715 is to remain and be based at Chinnor