Chinnor Steam Gala 31 Oct - 2 Nov

Locos
4079 Pendennis Castle
6046
6695
Joyce

Info from the Chinnor Facebook page

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Will 4079 be the largest steam loco to have run at Chinnor, or is 6046 slightly larger?

 

I see there's still one TBA. Perhaps they could go whole hog and bring in the 9F from NYMR. That would probably solve the question about the largest loco.

 

6695 has been announced as the final visitor

 

Timetable live, loco allocations to be added nearer the time

 

Loco allocations are now up.

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According to the C&PPR social media 6695 has been withdrawn from the gala.

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Good day out yesterday. Sad to hear about 6695, the C&PRR hasn't had the greatest luck with its last couple of steam galas.

There isn't much operational flexibility on this line, so running a single set back and forth, changing the loco at each end, seemed to work well and was pretty much keeping to time by the time I left at 3pm. Joyce providing brake van rides at Princes Risborough provided a bit of extra entertainment.
It was good to see the railway nice and busy, and the volunteers were their usual, always-friendly selves.

I was pleased to see that a new 'viewing area' had been created down the ramp at the country end of Princes Risborough P4, which allowed a bit more room for photos of a loco on the front of a train, previously it was always a bit tight!

Looking forward to more of these events in future.

 

My Video of the gala Filmed on Friday 31st in some tricky weather conditions.