Nearly two years after the reopening of the Bicester to Milton Keynes line, there are still no passenger trains on the route, but there are plenty of crew training specials! Although not on the new line, but on the fully open Oxford to Bicester section, this view shows a pair of Chiltern Railways route learners on 22 April 2026. 196007 heads north with the 5F27 12:40 Oxford to Milton Keynes Central, just as 165019 approaches with the 5M92 12:27 Bletchley High Level to Oxford.