Date: 29/03/2012

THE Epping Ongar Railway will open to passengers for the first time in May after four years of restoration. The first passenger service will run from Ongar into Epping Forest on May 25. The news heralds an exciting period for all concerned with the heritage railway.

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The former Great Eastern Railway terminus at Ongar on 23 July 1993 with a London Underground Central Line train at the platform. The station officially closed on 30 September the following year but is now the headquarters of a preservation group. The objectives of the group, 'The Epping Ongar Railway Ltd' include the reinstatement of scheduled passenger services between the two locations.
Location: Ongar
Company: Ongar Extension (Great Eastern Railway)
23/07/1993 Bill Roberton

LT tube stock in rural Essex. Scene at Blake Hall in 1994 with an LT Central line train passing through (the station had been closed in 1981). The Epping - Ongar branch of the Central Line was finally closed completely in October 1994.
Location: Blake Hall
Company: Ongar Extension (Great Eastern Railway)
//1994 Ian Dinmore