My wife organized a wonderful day out for the Citroen car club last year at the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway where she is a volunteer, this year she has thrown it open to car clubs and classic car owners and you are invited to join this special event.
Bring your favourite car along on Saturday July 12th for a very special event, when Car Club guests will have exclusive access to the railway for a whole afternoon of fun!
Starting off with a freshly prepared light lunch in the railway's dining cars, we'll take a trip down the line to Horsenden Lane in W55023, a 1960 heritage 'bubble car' with twin AEC engines and an all round view of the countryside.
On our return, there will be a walking tour of the railway yard and the opportunity to get 'up close and personal' with steam, diesel and electric rolling stock, both in service and under restoration. You will be able to climb inside locomotive cabs and perhaps even walk through the engine bay of Class 31163, a mainline diesel locomotive!
For those who have always wanted to have a go at driving a locomotive, the 1953 diesel shunter 'Haversham' (13018/D3018/08011) will be on hand to offer 'Driver for a Fiver' driving turns up and down the platform, between the home signals. £5 in the donation bucket will get you a great 'thrash' up and down the platform, supervised by the C&PRR's friendly traincrew.
The fully operational Chinnor Signal Box will be open to take a look around and those feeling strong can have a go at pulling the levers!
The Tea Room will remain open for light refreshments and also the Station Shop, offering gifts for adults and children alike, a wide selection of transport books and Bachmann model trains.
The railway car park will then provide plenty of space to park up our cars for individual and group photographs, to record the occasion, before we close the day and head home.
The Railway has facilities for the less able-bodied and the station platform, WC, dining coaches, W55023 'bubble car' and lower part of the railway yard are all accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Cost
Cost per Adult / Senior - £12.50, inclusive of lunch, train trip, yard tour and signal box visit.
Cost per Junior (up to 16) - £7.50, as above
'Driver for a fiver' of 'Haversham' - £5 in the donation bucket per drive
Payment can be made by cash or credit card at Chinnor station, on the day.
Itinerary
Our anticipated itinerary is as follows - subject to final confirmation with the C&PRR. The walk-through of 31163's engine bay assumes that the locomotive is still on site, as it is due to depart for repairs to the air-brake system, in the near future.
11.00h - Arrival of Car Club guests
12.00h - Lunch (fresh sandwiches or hot pie, home-made cake, crisps, drinks) in the railway's dining coaches, in the platform
13.30h - W55023 trip down the line to Horsenden and back
14.30h - Tour of the yard, walk through 31163's engine room
16.00h - 'Driver for a Fiver' drives of 'Haversham' in the platform, Signal Box tours, Tea Room and Station Shop open
17.30h - Group photo opportunity in Railway car park
18.00h - Close & departure of Car Club guests
Booking Your Place
To book your place, send an email to me - Claire Conway-Crapp - at cconwaycrapp@yahoo.com or call me on 07973 667221. Please do this by Saturday June 21st, so that I can confirm to the railway, the numbers attending.
Please advise:
Your name
Your contact telephone number and email
The Car Club / Group represented (if applicable)
The car you anticipate bringing along
The anticipated number of Adult /Senior and Junior guests in your party
Any special requests - which we'll try to accommodate if possible!
Any questions, please get in touch. Full details and a location map will be emailed out prior to the day.
Many thanks - I hope you can make it!
Best wishes
Claire
Bring your favourite car along on Saturday July 12th for a very special event, when Car Club guests will have exclusive access to the railway for a whole afternoon of fun!
Starting off with a freshly prepared light lunch in the railway's dining cars, we'll take a trip down the line to Horsenden Lane in W55023, a 1960 heritage 'bubble car' with twin AEC engines and an all round view of the countryside.
On our return, there will be a walking tour of the railway yard and the opportunity to get 'up close and personal' with steam, diesel and electric rolling stock, both in service and under restoration. You will be able to climb inside locomotive cabs and perhaps even walk through the engine bay of Class 31163, a mainline diesel locomotive!
For those who have always wanted to have a go at driving a locomotive, the 1953 diesel shunter 'Haversham' (13018/D3018/08011) will be on hand to offer 'Driver for a Fiver' driving turns up and down the platform, between the home signals. £5 in the donation bucket will get you a great 'thrash' up and down the platform, supervised by the C&PRR's friendly traincrew.
The fully operational Chinnor Signal Box will be open to take a look around and those feeling strong can have a go at pulling the levers!
The Tea Room will remain open for light refreshments and also the Station Shop, offering gifts for adults and children alike, a wide selection of transport books and Bachmann model trains.
The railway car park will then provide plenty of space to park up our cars for individual and group photographs, to record the occasion, before we close the day and head home.
The Railway has facilities for the less able-bodied and the station platform, WC, dining coaches, W55023 'bubble car' and lower part of the railway yard are all accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Cost
Cost per Adult / Senior - £12.50, inclusive of lunch, train trip, yard tour and signal box visit.
Cost per Junior (up to 16) - £7.50, as above
'Driver for a fiver' of 'Haversham' - £5 in the donation bucket per drive
Payment can be made by cash or credit card at Chinnor station, on the day.
Itinerary
Our anticipated itinerary is as follows - subject to final confirmation with the C&PRR. The walk-through of 31163's engine bay assumes that the locomotive is still on site, as it is due to depart for repairs to the air-brake system, in the near future.
11.00h - Arrival of Car Club guests
12.00h - Lunch (fresh sandwiches or hot pie, home-made cake, crisps, drinks) in the railway's dining coaches, in the platform
13.30h - W55023 trip down the line to Horsenden and back
14.30h - Tour of the yard, walk through 31163's engine room
16.00h - 'Driver for a Fiver' drives of 'Haversham' in the platform, Signal Box tours, Tea Room and Station Shop open
17.30h - Group photo opportunity in Railway car park
18.00h - Close & departure of Car Club guests
Booking Your Place
To book your place, send an email to me - Claire Conway-Crapp - at cconwaycrapp@yahoo.com or call me on 07973 667221. Please do this by Saturday June 21st, so that I can confirm to the railway, the numbers attending.
Please advise:
Your name
Your contact telephone number and email
The Car Club / Group represented (if applicable)
The car you anticipate bringing along
The anticipated number of Adult /Senior and Junior guests in your party
Any special requests - which we'll try to accommodate if possible!
Any questions, please get in touch. Full details and a location map will be emailed out prior to the day.
Many thanks - I hope you can make it!
Best wishes
Claire
