News

Steam returns this Autumn

1st September 2022

The 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 ...

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Our Steam and Pleasant Land in the Penny Salon this Autumn

1st September 2022

This 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 ...

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EOR to host a Musical Box Society Exhibition on 13 August

6th August 2022

On 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 ...

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Steam services replaced by diesel until further notice

27th July 2022

Due 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 ...

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Epping Ongar Railway runs Memory Train

16th July 2022

The 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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Real Ale Weekend Service update

14th July 2022

Service update for this weekend (15 to 17 July). A special timetable is in operation this weekend for our Real Ale Weekend. Due to the forecast high temperatures and the ensure the health and safety of our volunteer crews we have taken the decision not to operate a steam locomotive on Sunday ...

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