Platform 4 opens at Princes Risborough station providing link to Chinnor
On Wednesday 15th August 2018 platform 4 was officially opened at Princes Risborough Station.
The new platform provides a new cross platform interchange facility between Chiltern Railways services and those operated by the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway.
The opening of the new cross platform interchange facility means that public rail services between Princes Risborough and Chinnor have once again become a reality.
The first train of the day ran from Chinnor to Princes Risborough and carried VIPs invited to attend the grand opening of Platform 4 at Princes Risborough.
This video was taken from the cab of #GWR 5526 as she completes the four mile trip from Chinnor to Princes Risborough. On board the train are many VIPs for the official opening ceremony. pic.twitter.com/JyzyhkoVny
— Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway (@ChinnorRailway) August 15, 2018
Limited public services operated in the afternoon of Wednesday 15th August 2018 with services running as ‘The Watlington Flyer’ and travelling non stop in around 20 minutes each way for the almost four mile trip in each direction.
The locomotive that hauled the first trains was Great Western 5526 that was specially loaned for the event by the South Devon Railway.
We were at the opening of the new platform at Princess Risborough with our own 5526 on the @ChinnorRailway @networkrail @chilternrailways pic.twitter.com/p8js1IMalB
— South Devon Railway (@southdevonrly) August 15, 2018
The Watlington flyer on its maiden non stop run to Chinnor from Princes Risborough platform 4. Seen here climbing the 1:68 bank at Wainhill from the cab of #GWR 5526 #PRP4@transportgovuk @networkrail @chilternrailway @southdevonrly pic.twitter.com/PFvPhYOo94
— Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway (@ChinnorRailway) August 15, 2018
The new cross platform interchange facility will mean that the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway steam railway is the nearest main line connected heritage railway to London at just 40 minutes traveling time from London Marylebone.
Further information on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway can be found on their website and Twitter page.
