Explanatory note

This Order authorises the transfer from the British Railways Board to Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Association (a charitable company limited by guarantee) of part of the former Thame branch railway line adjacent to its convergence with the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway in Buckinghamshire, together with certain rights and liabilities conferred or imposed by the Wycombe Railway (Extension) Act 1857 and the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway Act 1869, and also authorises the leasing of the railway to Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Association.

The Order modifies the application of the Regulation of Railways Act 1868 to the railway, and makes provision for maintenance of works and equipment. It also contains provisions for the protection of the National Rivers Authority.