Upcoming Events

In addition to our regular steam and diesel hauled services, we also hold a number of exciting special events, from children's character days to enthusiast gala events. Santa pays a visit at Christmas too! Details appear below as our plans evolve. Tickets for these events can be booked from the event page.

For most events our connecting heritage bus services will operate from Epping Underground and Shenfield stations. Please check the event listing for details.

If there is no event shown on a particular date, do check our calendar as we may be running our standard steam and diesel hauled services.

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Epping Ongar Lights Express

Various dates November 2024 to January 2025

A magical experience is coming to the Epping Ongar Railway this winter! Experience an interactive journey for the whole family like never before! GET YOUR TICKETS Join the fun onboard! Featuring "Voiceover ...

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Santa Specials

23, 24, 30 November; 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 December

GET YOUR TICKETS! Bring the family to see Santa on his special train with the fantastically festive Epping Ongar Railway Santa Specials! HE'S AGREED TO RETURN FOR 2024, SO IT'S ALL ABOARD FOR SANTA'S SPECIAL TRAIN! "This was by far the best ...

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Winter Bus Running Day

23 February

Winter rides around the local area with a variety of vintage buses! Our traditional Winter bus running event will see a selection of vintage buses from our friends at the London Bus Company and other visiting vehicles, operating a number of special journeys, recreating local routes of ...

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Easter Egg Hunt

16, 19, 20 and 21 April

Join us on board the Easter Express for the longest Easter Egg Hunt in Essex! Find all the eggs Easter Bunny visits Facepainters GET YOUR TICKETS--> Find all the eggs that the Easter Bunny has hidden all along our line. Running the length of the railway track, ...

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Spring Diesel Gala

25, 26 and 27 April

The diesel fleet come to the fore for three Spring days of fantastic action over our challenging gradients! The home fleet, including our shunting locomotives, along with some interesting visiting locomotives will be put through their paces over some of the most challenging gradients ...

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160th Anniversary Weekend and Ongar Show

3 and 4 May

We mark the 160th anniversary of the opening of the railway line from Loughton to Ongar, alongside the Ongar Town Show! A selection of steam and diesel locomotives from our home fleet will be in action, including steam locomotive L150 and class 20 diesel locomotive 20227, both in ...

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