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5 unusual facts about Princes Risborough


Princes Risborough

The Stations of the Cross are timber reliefs (1990/1) by Stephen Foster, which Pevsner & Williamson considered of high quality.

Inside the church there are two painted ceramic statues, St Teresa of Lisieux and St Joseph, by Richard Guino.

The Great Central built a new line from Marylebone to join this railway at South Ruislip (then called Northolt Junction).

Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Line

The Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Line is a rural branch line from Princes Risborough to Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England.

Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway

The Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway was a railway branch line between Watlington and Princes Risborough which remained operational for over 88 years between 1872 and 1961.


Aylesbury Vale

At Aylesbury there are connecting services to Princes Risborough station.

Cholsey and Wallingford Railway

The first plans for the Cholsey to Wallingford line date from 1861, and envisaged an independently owned route from Moulsford to Princes Risborough via Wallingford, Benson, Watlington and Chinnor.

Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway

A junction was formed from the GCR tracks at Greatmoor a little to the east of Grendon Underwood and the link to Princes Risborough completed.


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Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway

An extension of about a mile (1.5 km) to Princes Risborough mainline railway station is proposed and the railway is in discussion with Network Rail, with a view to running into Princes Risborough station.

Thame railway station

A BP depot remained at Thame and the line from Princes Risborough remained open for oil trains to serve it.