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Gallery 8 - Aylesbury - Princes Risborough

The updated passenger facilities at Aylesbury station were officially opened by pupils of
Oak Green Primary School with Chiltern Railways' Chad Collins on Wednesday 25th May 2011.
Pupils with Dave Newell
1.
Train arrives
2.
Dave Newell and Chad Collins
3.
About to unveil the plaque
4.
Josh pulls the cord
5.
Handshake
6.

7.
Posing for photographers
8.
The plaque
9.
960014
10.
960014 and 960301
11.
Departmental units
12.
168219
13.
960010
14.
960015
15.
165 and 168 units pass at Aylesbury
16.
960014
17.
Depot
18.
121020
19.
121034 arrives
20.
121034
21.
Driver's desk
22.
Cab view
23.
Approaching the level crossing
24.
quartet
25.
quartet
26.
accessibility
27.
quartet
28.
quartet
29.
165033
30.
121034 at Princes Risborough
31.
121034
32.
66183
33.
66183 and 121034
34.
Cutting the tape
35.
165010
36.
leaving PR
37.
interior
38.
BR decal
39.
Data panel
40.
121034
41.
Saunderton
42.

1 - 2: The children from Oak Green are given a talk by Chiltern’s longest serving driver and Safety Officer, Dave Newell.
3 - 7: a small group of pupils uinveils the plaque.
8: The plaque unveiled.
9 - 17: Departmental units 960014, 960010, 960015 and 960301 except...
13, 16: 168219 arrives and passes 165031.
18 - 19: Chiltern’s other restored “Bubble car”, 121020 outside Aylesbury Maintenance Depot.
20 - 23: Newly restored Class 121 no. 121034. Note the central door locking control panels.
24 - 29: A string quartet welcomes the unit at Princes Risborough. The guard’s van is fully accessible using the ramp carried on the train.
30: 165033 approaches Princes Risborough.
31 - 32: 121034 in the bay platform. The canopy could do with some restoration!
33 - 34: 66183 comes through with a rubbish train.
35: Cutting the tape at Princes Risborough.
36: 165010
37: The view forward leaving Princes Risborough.
38: The interior of 121034.
39 - 41: Back at Aylesbury, the British Railways decal and data panel.
42 - 43: The Up waiting room at Saunderton is looked after by the local user group.

Photographs © 2011 Richard Porter.

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