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Over the years as well as the longer term residents at Quainton, a number of locomotives and other items, have made short temporary visits, sometimes of only a few weeks. For a few of the visitors the visit was exceedingly fleeting as they called into the station on a mainline tour, to deliver stock or formed part of the Quaintonian shuttle service. All these visitors, even if occasional, are an important feature of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre offering. Passing network trains not stopping in the platform are not included.
Locomotives, DMUs etc.
| Description | Dates | Owner / Normal Base | Comment |
| Type 2 (Class 25) - D5240 (25100) | 23rd September 1970 | Owner - British Railways Base - |
Delivery of QRS vehicles to Quainton via a track slew using D5240 propelling the stock from Aylesbury. From the Claydon end the train consisted of a BR 20T brake van (not for Quainton): LNER 5-Compartment Brake 3rd No. 41384, MR 2944 Brake Corridor Clerestory, GWR Brake Van No. 68642, LNWR 1st Class Diner No. 77, LNER Buffet No. 9118 and Metropolitan No. 1. QRS loco Sir Thomas handled the shunting of the stock from the main line into the Downyard. At the end of the shunt the track was re-connected to the main line and D5240 and the brake van returned to Aylesbury. D5240 was later scrapped in Febuary 1983 at BREL Swindon Works. |
| Various Class 115 DMU sets, latterly mixed with Class 108 units | 1971 - 1987, Bank Holiday Mondays, Easter, Spring & August, also Easter Sunday | Owner - British Railways Base - Aylesbury / Bletchley |
Quaintonian charter shuttle service Aylesbury to Quainton. More details on The Railcar Association's website. Quaintons own DMU is made of units from the 115 class. |
| Class 120 3-car Cross Country DMU set 502 | 6th October 1973 | Owner - British Railways Base - Cardiff |
A Dean Forest Railway Preservation Society chartered excursion to Long Marston, Quainton and Didcot. Formation comprised 3-car set No. 502 (DMSL W50693, TSLRB W59299 and DMBC W50738). |
| Type 2 (Class 25) | 5th July 1977 | Owner - British Railways Base - |
Delivery of QRS vehicles to Quainton via a track slew using the BR Class 25 pulling the stock from Aylesbury. From the Claydon end the train consisted of a four vans next to the engine to avoid it going onto Quainton metals: BSK S34947, LMS 3rd Class Sleeper No. 592 , LNWR Suburban Brake 3rd No. 7340 , MK I - M15319 , MK I - E24993 and a goods brake van. |
| LT Battery Locos No. L. 18 and L. 38 | October 1981 | Owner - London Transport Base - Neasden |
Travelled off LT lines to deliver to Quainton CP Car No. 54233 and LT Brake Van No. B. 557 |
| Class 117 DMU set T305 | 2nd May 1988 | Owner - British Railways Base - |
Birchfield Rambler. Formation consisting of DMS 51410, TCL 59520, DMBS 51368. More details on The Railcar Association's website. |
| Class 108 / 115 DMU mixed set | 6th August 1988 + late August 1988 | Owner - British Railways Base - Aylesbury / Bletchley |
Chiltern Tonic. Formation consisting of DTC(L) 54224, DMBS 51893, DTC(L) 54213 and DMBS 51895. More details on The Railcar Association's website. |
| Class 108 / 115 DMU mixed set | 3rd September 1988 | Owner - British Railways Base - Aylesbury / Bletchley |
Chiltern Tonic. Similar mixed formation to above consisting of Class 108 DTC(L) and Class 115 DMBS units. More details on The Railcar Association's website. |
| GWR Castle Class No. 5080 Defiant | 1990 | Owner - Tyseley Base - Tyseley |
Defiant has subsequently come to Quainton on long term loan. |
| Class 165 DMU - 165002 | 1990 | Owner - Chiltern Railways Base - |
It was arranged for a Class 165 to visit Quainton before the Class entered service with Chiltern Railways to pose next to Metropolitan No. 11 for photos. This set came straight to Quainton from the BREL Works. |
| Class 50 - 50034 (D434) | August 1990 | Owner - British Railways Base - |
Details of 50034's visit to Quainton can be found on this page. 50034 was scrapped February 1990 at Old Oak Common. Further details, including a very sad photo of 50034 being scrapped can be found at the WNXX website. |
| GWR 6100 tank No. 6106 | 1991 | Owner - GWS Base - Didcot Railway Centre |
Static display at Didcot |
| GWR Castle Class No. 5029 Nunney Castle | 30 / 31 August 1992 | Owner - Private Base - Tyseley |
Operated 16 Aylesbury to Quainton shuttles with No. 6024 King Edward I over the August Bank Holiday weekend Operational on mainline tours during 2009 |
| GWR King Class No. 6024 King Edward I | 30 / 31 August 1992 | Owner - 6024 Preservation Society Base - Varies |
No. 6024 was previously based at Quainton from March 1973 to October 1989. Operated 16 Aylesbury to Quainton shuttles with No. 5029 Nunney Castle over the August Bank Holiday weekend Operational on mainline tours during 2009 |
| GNR Class N2 No. 69523 | 1994 | Base - Great Central Railway | Visit associated with Steam on the Met Under overhaul |
| BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 - 76017 | June 1994 | Owner - Private Group Base - Mid Hants Railway |
No. 76017 was previously based at Quainton from January 1974 to February 1978. |
| SR USA Class 0-6-0T No. DS238 Wainwright | 1998 | Owner - Kent & East Sussex Railway Base - Kent & East Sussex Railway |
Currently awaiting overhaul on the K&ESR. Photos of the visit can be found on this page |
| MR Half-Cab 41708 | September - October 1999 | Owner - 1708 Locomotive Preservation Trust Base - Barrow Hill |
Awaiting Overhaul |
| LNER V2 Class No. 60800 Green Arrow | 2002 | Owner - National Railway Museum Base - National Railway Museum |
Out of Service |
| Class 121 Bubble Car 55020 | 30th August 2004 | Owner - Chiltern Railways Base - Aylesbury |
Quaintonian charter shuttle service Aylesbury to Quainton is revived. More details on The Railcar Association's website. |
| Replica Rocket 0-2-2 | 17th - 25th June 2006 | Owner - National Railway Museum Base - |
A selection of photos of the visit can be found on this page. |
| Rebuilt LSWR 0298 Class 2-4-0 Well Tank No. 30587 |
17th - 25th June 2006 | Owner - National Railway Museum Base - Bodmin & Wenford Railway |
Sister to Quainton's Beattie No. 30585. A selection of photos of the visit can be found on this page. |
| Class 165 DMU - 165031 | 2nd September 2006 | Owner - Chiltern Railways Base - |
Chiltern Railways John Betjeman Railtour (Marylebone to Quainton and Return). A selection of photos of the rail tour at the BRC can be found here. |
| Rebuilt LSWR 0298 Class 2-4-0 Well Tank No. 30587 |
2007 | Owner - National Railway Museum Base - Bodmin & Wenford Railway |
Sister to Quainton's Beattie No. 30585. A selection of photos of the visit can be found on this page. |
| Class 37/4 - 37411 Caerphilly Castle / Castell Caerfflli and 37425 Pride of the Valleys / Balchder y Cymoedd | 17th February 2007 | Owner - Base - |
Pathfinder's "Bard & Birch Railtour" (Bristol Temple Meads to Stratford, then Quainton, returning to Bristol Temple Meads). Full details on The Six Bells Junction website - navigate through the railtours menu. A selection of photos of the rail tour at the BRC can be found here. |
| Class 47/8 - 47802 Pride of Cumbria and 47832 Solway Princess | 6th December 2007 | Owner - Direct Rail Services Base - |
Hertfordshire Railtours "Christmas Circular Tour to Quainton" (London Euston to Quainton, returning to Kensington Olympia). Full details on The Six Bells Junction website - navigate through the railtours menu. A selection of photos of the rail tour at the BRC can be found here. |
| Deltic D9009 Alycidon | 22nd June 2008 | Owner - Deltic Preservation Society Base - Barrow Hill |
A selection of photos of Alycidon at the BRC can be found here. |
| Class 33/2 - 33207 Jim Martin and Class 37/5 - 37516 | 5th September 2009 | Owner - West Coast Railways Base - Carnforth |
Merry-Le-Bone (Worksop to Marylebone and return) & Aylesbury Vale Venturer (Marylebone to Claydon and return calling at the BRC). Full details on The Six Bells Junction website - navigate through the railtours menu. A selection of photos of the rail tour at the BRC can be found here. |
| Class 121 Bubble Car 55020 | 31st August 2009 | Owner - Chiltern Railways Base - Aylesbury |
Quaintonian charter shuttle service Aylesbury to Quainton for the 40th Anniversary weekend. |
Carriages
| Description | Dates | Owner / Normal Base | Comment |
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Goods Vehicles
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Miscellaneous
| Description | Dates | Owner / Normal Base | Comment |
| Scammel Mechanical Horse | 22nd June 2008 | Owner - Base - |
A selection of photos of the Scammel Mechanical Horse at the BRC can be found here. |
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