A railtour organised by the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society on the 11th October 1980 called the The Quainton and Bicester Rail Tour. The formation comprised Class 117 3-car set No. L401 (DMS 51375, TC 59485 and DMBS 51333). The tour used the following route:
London Paddington
Ealing Broadway
Neasden Junction
High Wycombe
Princes Risborough
Aylesbury
Quainton Road
Calvert
Bicester London Road
Bicester MoD Sidings
Bicester London Road
Islip
Oxford
Bicester London Road
Bletchley Flyover
Bedford St Johns Junction
Bedford (Midland)
Luton
St Albans
Hendon
Neasden Junction
London Paddington
References:
Paddington to Quainton - Quainton News No. 42 - Autumn / Winter 1980 / 81