Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. Since 2009,it has been a subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains.
The British Rail Class 121 is a single-car double-ended diesel multiple unit. 16 driving motor vehicles were built from 1960,numbered 55020–55035. These were supplemented by ten single-ended trailer vehicles,numbered 56280–56289. They have a top speed of 70 mph,with slam-doors,and vacuum brakes. The driving motor vehicles were nicknamed "Bubble Cars" by some enthusiasts.
West Ruislip is a station on Ickenham High Road on the borders of Ickenham and western Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon in Greater London,England,formerly in Middlesex. It is served by London Underground (LU) and National Rail trains on different platforms. It is the western terminus of the London Underground Central line's West Ruislip branch;Ruislip Gardens is the next station towards central London. The Central line and Chiltern Railways platforms and ticket office hall are managed by LU. The closest station on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines is Ickenham,1.1 miles (1.8 km) from West Ruislip Station.
The Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway with its headquarters and main station at Chinnor in South Oxfordshire,England. It runs along the foot of the Chilterns escarpment. Although a few fields away it has since been given the nickname 'The Icknield Line' for its connection to the Lower Icknield Way.
Denham railway station is a railway station in the village of Denham in Buckinghamshire,England. It is on the Chiltern Main Line between West Ruislip and Denham Golf Club.
The British Rail Class 165 Networker Turbo is a fleet of suburban diesel multiple unit passenger trains (DMUs),originally specified by and built for the British Rail Thames and Chiltern Division of Network SouthEast. They were built by BREL York Works between 1990 and 1992. An express version was subsequently built in the form of the Class 166 Networker Turbo Express trains. Both classes are now sometimes referred to as "Networker Turbos",a name derived some three years later for the project that resulted in the visually similar Class 365 and Class 465 EMUs.
Denham Golf Club railway station is a railway station near the villages of Baker's Wood and Denham,Buckinghamshire,England. The station is on the Chiltern Main Line between Denham and Gerrards Cross.
The Chiltern Main Line is a railway line which links London (Marylebone) and Birmingham,the United Kingdom's two largest cities,by a 112-mile (180 km) route via High Wycombe,Bicester,Banbury,Leamington Spa and Solihull.
High Wycombe railway station is a railway station in the town of High Wycombe,Buckinghamshire,England. The station is on the Chiltern Main Line between Beaconsfield and Saunderton stations. It is served by Chiltern Railways.
Aylesbury railway station is a railway station in Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England,on the London–Aylesbury line from London Marylebone via Amersham. It is 38 miles (61 km) from Aylesbury to Marylebone. A branch line from Princes Risborough on the Chiltern Main Line terminates at the station. It was the terminus for London Underground's Metropolitan line until the service was cut back to Amersham in 1961. The station was also known as Aylesbury Town under the management of British Railways from c. 1948 until the 1960s.
The Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line is a rural branch line between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire,England. The line is single track throughout with a maximum speed of 40 mph.
The London–Aylesbury line is a railway line between London Marylebone and Aylesbury,going via the Chiltern Hills;passenger trains are operated by Chiltern Railways. Nearly half of the line is owned by London Underground,approximately 16 miles (26 km) –the total length of the passenger line is about 39 miles (63 km) with a freight continuation.
Princes Risborough station is a railway station on the Chiltern Main Line that serves the town of Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire,England. It is operated by Chiltern Railways.
Haddenham &Thame Parkway railway station is a station in Buckinghamshire serving the village of Haddenham and town of Thame in the neighbouring county of Oxfordshire,England. The station is on the western edge of Haddenham,about 2 miles (3 km) north east of Thame,and is served by Chiltern Railways.
Seer Green and Jordans railway station is a railway station near the village of Seer Green in Buckinghamshire,England. It also serves the nearby village of Jordans. The station is on the Chiltern Main Line between Gerrards Cross and Beaconsfield. It is served by Chiltern Railways trains.
Saunderton railway station is a railway station on the A4010 road between High Wycombe and Princes Risborough,in Buckinghamshire,England. It is located near the villages of Bledlow Ridge and Bradenham,and lies on the Chiltern Main Line between High Wycombe and Princes Risborough stations.
Little Kimble railway station is a small,single platform railway station serving the village of Little Kimble in Buckinghamshire,England.
The Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway was a railway built and operated jointly by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and Great Central Railway (GCR) between Northolt and Ashendon Junction. It was laid out as a trunk route with gentle curves and gradients and spacious track layouts. The two companies each needed approach railways at both ends of the line to connect their respective systems;these were built as part of a single project.
Bledlow railway station was an intermediate station on the Wycombe Railway which served the Buckinghamshire village of Bledlow from 1862 to 1963. It was one of two stations to serve the village,the other being Bledlow Bridge Halt on the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway,which was 0.75 miles (1.21 km) to the south and closer to the village. The possibility of reopening the line through Bledlow,which is now part of a long-distance footpath,has been explored by Chiltern Railways,the franchise holder for the Chiltern Main Line which runs through Princes Risborough.
Morris Cowley was an intermediate station on the Wycombe Railway which served the small town of Cowley,just outside Oxford,from 1908 to 1915,and again from 1928 to 1963. The station originally opened as part of an attempt by the Great Western Railway to enable to have more passengers access to the line,at a time when competition from bus services was drawing away patronage. The line through Morris Cowley remains open for the purposes of serving the BMW Mini factory,although the possibility of reinstating passenger services has been explored by Chiltern Railways,the franchise holder for the Chiltern Main Line which runs through Princes Risborough.
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