You don't need to be a steam train buff to enjoy at first-hand the third of the steam aficionado Geoff Silcock's 'Best of the Best' trilogy "Into the Morning" at The Penny Salon Gallery at Ongar Station. He has saved much of his best free-wheeling photography until ...
Read MoreThe Epping Ongar Railway presents over 80 beers at its summer festival this weekend to celebrate both 60 years since the introduction of our class 31 diesel locomotive 31438 to traffic, and the 100th brithday of our dimuntive little saddle tank steam locomotive ...
Read MoreOver the first weekend in June the 339 bus service that connects the Epping Ongar railway to Epping Underground and Shenfield National Rail stations, saw the entry into service of RMA11 for the first time. RMA 11 prior to entering service. Photo: Keith Valla The vehicle was ...
Read MoreGWR 2-8-0T 4270 will be appearing at our Steam Gala on 7, 8 and 9 June. We are grateful to Icons of Steam and the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for allowing the brief visit of the locomotive built in 1919 and designed to haul heavy coal trains in South Wales. We’re sure it will feel ...
Read MoreTHE LAST BEASTS OF MAN ARE RETURNING - IN BLACK & WHITE - AFTER 40 YEARS ... Throughout May, the Penny Salon Gallery at Ongar station is presenting the second in a trilogy of the best in black and white photography by Geoff Silcock. British Railways dispensed with main line steam ...
Read MoreHow much has Essex changed? We set the Essex Monochrome Group, who specialise in black & white photography a challenge - to see if they could take a series of pictures of classic Essex scenes taken in the 1950s and 60s and re-create the same scenes as they are today. Judge for yourself how ...
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