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Esoteric Steam at the Penny Salon this Autumn

2nd September 2021

The latest exhibiton at The Penny Salon Gallery at Ongar station, "The Esoteric Steam of Geoff Silcock", goes on display from the start of September. Conceived in early 2020, the long awaited first part of the trilogy features several themes, starting in the London area with ...

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Class 14 to visit for Diesel Gala

12th August 2021

The Epping Ongar Railway are pleased to announce the visit of Class 14 diesel hydraulic locomotive D9551 to the Railway for our Diesel Gala on 25 and 26 September. The locomotive carries a "golden ochre" livery, and is only the second member of the class of locomotive to operate ...

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London Transport Locomotive to visit the Epping Ongar Railway

9th August 2021

The Epping Ongar Railway, which operates heritage trains over a former part of the London Underground Central Line, is delighted to announce that a former London Transport steam locomotive will be visiting the line later in 2021. The locomotive L.92 is a former Great Western Railway pannier tank ...

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Special Tickets for Ongar Farmers and Craft Market

22nd July 2021

Why not visit the Ongar Town Forum Farmers and Craft Market by heritage bus and train? To get to Ongar buy one of our special single Railway Rambler tickets that will allow you the chance to take a heritage bus from Epping to North Weald to connect with a train service bringing ...

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Unlimited travel tickets available once more

19th July 2021

Following the latest Government announcement the Epping Ongar Railway is pleased to announce that our tickets for our standard services will return to offering unlimited travel all day on our trains and heritage buses on the date of your visit. Some special events will continue to have pre-booked ...

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The Penny Salon Gallery reopens on 24 July

19th July 2021

With all the uncertainties about foreign travel in the current post-Covid situation we take a look back to a time when holidays in Britain were the norm. The end of World War 2 in 1945 led to a resurgence in travel and tourism after the restrictions imposed during the hostilities. But this was ...

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