Epping Ongar Railway Archives

The North Norfolk Railway is among the lines returning to action in July. LNER B12 No. 8572, BR 9F No. 92203 Black Prince and WD 2-10-0 No. 90775 are seen outside Weybourne shed on September 28, 2019: GARETH EVANS

Railways returning to action!

3rd July 2020 Gareth Evans Metro, News, Steam

It’s been a long time coming, but the main 2020 season for a number of Britain’s heritage railways and attractions is springing into action following

GWR ‘Hall’ 4-6-0 No. 4953 Pitchford Hall returned to action in late 2019 sporting 1950s British Railways lined black livery with red-backed name and cabside number plates. EOR

Promising start to Epping Ongar SOS appeal

13th May 2020 Gareth Evans News

Essex’s Epping Ongar Railway says it has had a promising start to its £200,000 Covid-19 appeal. The appeal has raised nearly £14,000 in its first

Pitchford Hall creates Collett preservation ‘first’ after overhaul brings new livery

20th November 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

Epping Ongar Railway-based GWR ‘Hall’ No. 4953 Pitchford Hall is back in steam after overhaul, and carrying a livery never before seen on one of the Collett 4-6-0s in the preservation era.

Epping Ongar: The line that refused to die

18th February 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Modelling, Network, Steam

Craig Amess tells the story of the never-say-die Epping to Ongar line that’s been transformed into a thriving heritage railway whose scenic locations, locomotives, rolling

Coming up in Issue 251 of HR: Life in the Booking Office

13th February 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Steam

Adam Carpenter shares his experiences of volunteering as a booking clerk and porter at the Epping Ongar Railway on the increasingly-popular Essex heritage line. My