Documentary

The Chiltern Bubble Cars

"The end of an era…"

The 19th May 2017 was the last day that first-generation DMUs ran in regular passenger service on Network Rail. These were the two class 121 Bubble cars owned by Chiltern Railways that were used on the Princes Risborough to Aylesbury branch. To record and commemorate the event, Video 125 cameras followed the single units (affectionately dubbed Bubble Cars) in the weeks prior to their withdrawal. The idea for this film came from the former Managing Director of Chiltern Trains Holidays, Tony Parkins, who has been closely associated with Chiltern Railways ever since his involvement with the writing of our Driver's eye view Chiltern Take Two. It was Tony's idea to produce this film and as such has not only co-written and researched the information but actually presents it to camera.

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Release Date

June 26, 2017

Status

Released

Original Title

The Chiltern Bubble Cars

Runtime

48min

Budget

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Revenue

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Language

English

Production Companies

Video 125

Part of

London Underground Driver's Eye View

Includes: Piccadilly Driver's Eye View, Jubilee Driver's eye view, Pendolino - Driver's Eye View, Edinburgh & Glasgow Driver's eye view, Bakerloo & City Driver's Eye View, Victoria Line (Driver's eye view), Chiltern Mainline - Driver's Eye View, HST West - Driver's Eye View, The Berks & Hants Driver's eye view, The Tyne Valley Line - Driver's Eye View, The Far North (Driver's Eye View), Northern Line (City) - Driver's Eye View, The Old Gotthard Tunnel Route - Driver's Eye View, Isle of Wight - Driver's Eye View Documentary, Metropolitan Main Line, Northern Line (West End) - Driver's Eye View, Central Line, Central, East London and District, The North London Line, 1066 DC, Aberdeen to Inverness, Connex Express, East Coastway & Marshlink, Enterprise - Dublin to Belfast, Eurostar: Brussels to London St Pancras, Eurostar: Paris to London Waterloo, Exeter to Basingstoke, Fawley Hill, Ffestiniog & Conwy, Hammersmith & Circle, Heart of Wales, Highland Main Line, HST Far West, HST Great West, InterCity Norwich, Kent Coast, Learning to Steam, Lickey Voyager, Liverpool & Manchester, Manchester to Cleethorpes, Marseille to Paris, Midland Mainline, Norfolk Branches, North Wales Coast, Reading to Waterloo, Settle and Carlisle, SkyeTrain, Thames Branches, The Cambrian Coast: Machynlleth to Barmouth, The Cumbrian Coast, The Chiltern Bubble Cars, The Down Fishguard, The Flying Scotsman, The Golden Valley - Swindon to Gloucester, The Northern Lights, The Royal Scot, The West Highland, The Wirral Line, Transpenninexpress, The Uckfield Thumper, Welsh Highland Railway, Welsh Marches, Wessex - Weymouth to Waterloo