The Epping Ongar Railway will continue to run a simple diesel service until 19 June. Steam services return from 20 June with a special Father's Day steam hauled service. Our regular steam and diesel hauled services are planned to resume from 26 June with trains operating every Saturday ...
Read MoreThe Epping Ongar Railway is pleased to welcome an additional carriage to enhance its coaching stock fleet. British Railways Mark 1 open coach, 4947 was built in 1961 at Wolverton works and currently wears the attractive "carmine and cream" livery. The vehicle was previously based ...
Read MoreThe Epping Ongar Railway is delighted to announce that steam hauled services will return earlier than originally planned. Services between Ongar and North Weald stations will be operated by a steam locomotive over the late May Bank Holiday weekend, 29, 30 and 31 May. This ...
Read MoreThe Epping Ongar Railway has received a grant of £62,000 from the from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen. Nearly £400 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country ...
Read MoreThe Epping Ongar Railway is delighted to announce that its heritage services will re-commence on 22 May, subject to the Government's road map remaining unchanged. Due to continuing essential engineering work our initial service will be formed of a heritage diesel multiple unit operating between ...
Read MoreThe Epping Ongar Railway has welcomed two new members to the steam locomotive fleet. Numbers 56 and 63 are Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn saddle tank locomotives which worked at the Stewarts and Lloyds Minerals Ltd quarry at Harringworth, near Corby. A total of nine saddle tank ...
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