Autumn Steam Gala — Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway

The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway, a heritage line between Chinnor in Oxfordshire and Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire, holds an Autumn Steam Gala over three days. The operator promises an intensive three days of steam, with steam haulage on gradients such as the 1 in 68 Chinnor Bank, and the gala brings guest locomotives alongside the railway's resident steam locomotive.

Beyond the trains, the operator announces brake van rides at Princes Risborough, run between steam departures and arrivals, and several road steam vehicles at Chinnor station for the weekend: a roller, a steam tractor and a traction engine are named on its page, so that road steam enthusiasts are catered for as well as rail enthusiasts.

Passengers can join the trains at Chinnor or at Princes Risborough, where there is an easy interchange with Chiltern Railways services.

Three days of intensive steam haulage on the Chinnor and Princes Risborough line, with guest locomotives, brake van rides at Princes Risborough between steam departures and arrivals, and road steam vehicles at Chinnor station. Food and drink are available at the Station Cafe at Chinnor, including a range of ales.

Trains can be joined at Chinnor (Kiln Avenue, Chinnor; the railway's car park uses postcode OX39 4BZ) or at Princes Risborough station (HP27 9DN), where there is an interchange with Chiltern Railways. For the gala the operator expects limited free car parking at Chinnor and recommends coming by train to Princes Risborough or parking at Princes Risborough station. Tickets are sold online until 18:00 the day before travel, where they are generally cheaper than at the stations; a booking fee applies per online transaction. Rover tickets are sold for one, two or three days; multi-day rovers can be bought online only, and only one-day rovers are available on the day. The Station Cafe at Chinnor serves hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and baps, hot sausage rolls and pasties, cakes and snacks, with ales at pub prices; only alcohol bought on the railway's premises may be consumed there. The operator suggests a donation for the brake van rides.