GWR 6695 re-opens Quainton Road Station | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre - Auto Fest - 26/08/24

The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre launches passenger services from Platform 1 at the original Quainton Road station, with the museum having acquired a lease from Network Rail to connect with and run services on a half-mile section of the former Metropolitan and Great Central line. This route has recently been severed, having previously been used as a freight only line, as a result of the ongoing construction of HS2 and the infilling of a bridge immediately north of Quainton Road station.

Performing the honors of reopening the platform was GWR 5600 Class 6695, visiting the centre from the Swindon and Cricklade Railway. Historian and Broadcaster Tim Dunn was also on hand to say a few words and cut the ribbon ahead of the first service. The event additionally coincided with the annual Auto Fest event, which saw a number of classic vehicles on display around the site, as well as live music and entertainment. Running alongside 6695 was the Railway Centre's own Hunslet Austerity Tank NCB No.66, which performed frequent parallel runs with the GWR tank engine along one of the sites demonstration lines.

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LOCOS & STOCK
GWR 5600 Class 6695
Hunslet Austerity No.3890 NCB No.66
Peckett 0-4-0ST No.1370
Ex-LSWR 0298 Class Beattie Well Tank 30585
South African Railways 25NC Class 4-8-4 No.3405

Filmed on 26th August 2024.