In Chiltern's new and smart livery, 168106 runs non-stop through Princes Risborough station working the 08.14 Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill. This 112 mile journey is pretty rapid now when compared to the older units that used to run on this line. The slow speeds and poor patronage actually presented BR with a case to partially close it in the 1980s. Thankfully, Network SouthEast and then Chiltern reversed the rot and the line is now busy and well connected with an even brighter future ahead with the proposed re-opening of the Varsity Line.
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