Date: 26/05/2012

A heritage railway using a former section of London Underground line has reopened following a five-year restoration project. The Epping-Ongar Railway, part of the Central Line until 1994, stopped running heritage services in 2007. The volunteer organisation which has run the line since 2004, renewed the track, refurbished rolling stock and restored buildings. It resumed passenger services between Ongar and Coopersale on Friday.

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Heritage line reopens to public

BBC News

A heritage railway along a former section of London Underground line reopens following a five-year restoration project.

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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

Signal box photographed in the mid 1980s - where is this? [Added 30 October 2013]
Location: Query12952
Company: Query
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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