In a surprising patch of weak sunshine on an otherwise dull day, 165132 arrives at Islip station on 2 December 1994 with the 11:51 Bicester Town to Oxford Network SouthEast service. This route is shortly to be dramatically transformed from what is effectively a branch line from Oxford (as far a passengers services go), into part of a through route to London, courtesy of Chiltern Railways. While it does seem a little perverse to leave Oxford in a northerly direction to go to the capital, the timings to Marylebone via a new curve at Bicester are promised to be comparable with the more conventional route via Didcot. Islip station, which was re-opened in 1989 will be rebuilt with two platforms.