On behalf of the Railway and all our community, we are very saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty the Queen and offer our condolences to the whole royal family at this very sad time, with gratitude for decades of public service as the longest-serving monarch in British history. Our ...
Read MoreThe Epping Ongar Railway is delighted to announce that our steam locomotives will be back in action this Autumn! Now that the risk of lineside fires has subsided substantially steam services will from the weekend of 3 and 4 September, for the remainder of the season. Dean ...
Read MoreThis Steam and Pleasant Land, the latest exhibtion in the Penny Salon Gallery at Ongar station goes on show from 3 September and runs through to mid October. There are few photographers today that can match the dedication, and highly individual quality out-put from the last few decades of steam ...
Read MoreOn Saturday 13 August the Epping Ongar Railway will be hosting a display by the Musical Box Society of Great Britain. Come and be amazed at an exhibition of Victorian and early 20th century mechanical musical boxes and phonographs, on display in the Booking Hall at North Weald station. All are ...
Read MoreDue to the continued dry weather, we have taken the difficult decision to suspend the use of steam locomotives until further notice. As the locomotives have to work hard over our gradients, there is an increased risk of lineside fires caused by cinders escaping. Although mitigation measures were ...
Read MoreThe Epping Ongar Railway has teamed up with Epping Open Gardens and Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) to provide a 'Memory Train' for people affected by dementia. The idea started in 2019 with the aim of running a charter service that would provide both the means of ...
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