Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
A Maintenance Shed at Chinnor
Finally somewhere out of the weather to work. Find out more about this project, and maybe contribute!
Click here for the Maintenance Shed Appeal.
The donations page has been updated
You can now choose how the C&PRRA uses your money.
Please have a look and perhaps you can contribute to the improvements on the railway.
Click here for the Donations page.
For an update on the status of the Clayton, check the Railway News
Special Event This Saturday, 4th September.
The DMU is 50 years old!
In celebration our DMU, 55023 will be running all day AND Chiltern Railways DMU, 55020, will be running between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury.
A bus service provided by the Amersham & District Motorbus Society is providing a link between Princes Risborough and Chinnor.
Click here for further details and timetables.
This is an PDF file which can be printed out.
New for 2010
14th August and 25th September.
Murder on the Watlington Flyer.
September SOLD OUT
Additional date 14th August (was Wine and Dine).
An evening of murder mystery with Sherlock Holmes.
Click here for more details.
(Limited space available, please ring for details.
The evening commences at 6:30PM
There is now a time table for the locomotives. See the main timetable for the link.
We have a different steam loco for this year, 1369.
Click here for more details.
Web site update...
Updated stock list, but still a few pictures missing
Welcome to the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway. We are a standard gauge railway operating both steam and diesel hauled train services from our station at Chinnor in Oxfordshire. It operates part of the old Great Western Railway branch line which ran between Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire) and Watlington (Oxfordshire).
The railway opens for passenger services in March until Hallowe’en with Santa Specials operating in December. The line currently runs over a 3 ½ mile stretch along the foot of the Chiltern Hills running parallel to the Icknield Way, passing through attractive countryside with some outstanding views across the Vale of Whiteleaf. Our aim is to re-open as much of the branch as possible. We have built a replica of the original Station at Chinnor and are working to extend the line into Princes Risborough with connection to the Network Rail station.
Our services operate out of Chinnor station, principally at weekends, and run to Thame Junction, a round trip of nearly seven miles.
We operate a number of special events and attractions throughout the season in addition to our standard timetabled services. Please view our timetable and special events section of the site to view our forth coming events.
CREAM TEAS
We are delighted to offer cream teas on some of our afternoon services. These are extremely popular and therefore we strongly recommend you book in advance to avoid disappointment. Details of how to do so can be found at here.
REFRESHMENTS
Refreshments and snacks including freshly made sandwiches, tea and coffee are available from our station buffet. In addition we operate an on train buffet on many services.
SHOP
We have a newly refurbished gift shop situated in the station building which stocks a wide range of gifts, toys including “Thomas the Tank Engine” items.
THE RAILWAY
The railway is run entirely by volunteers. Funding is obtained from donations, and the money we are able to raise by running steam and diesel train services for visitors at weekends. The Association is a registered charity. New volunteers are always welcome. No previous experience required. The railway offers a wide variety of jobs and training will be given where required. So why not join us today. Simply follow the link to our membership page and get involved.
Please take time to explore our website. We hope to see you at Chinnor Railway soon!