A Documentary on the Epping Ongar Railway on How it relaunched as a preserved Railway after its closure as a branch of London Underground Central Line.
I volunteered on this line for a couple of years when I was 14/15 in around 2002/3. It was so much different then, but still full of a great group of massively enthusiastic guys who taught me so much about the line and railways in general. I remember a man called Malcolm Hill who used to oversee me during those wonderful days. I’d arrive early on a Sunday and spend the entire day there every week. Many memories and much enjoyment!
Great video - I was there at the weekend and recognised some of the people who are still working there all these years later after the documentary was made.
I’m old enough to remember , as a youngster in the 50s , standing on the footbridge at Epping station waiting to be engulfed by smoke as the train from Ongar arrived .
1865 The Beginning In 1856 The Eastern Counties Railway (ECR), which later became part of the Great Eastern Railway (GER) opened a double track railway between Stratford and Loughton. A single-track extension between Loughton and Ongar was added in 1865.
I've the honour to ride this line in the early 1970th when it was still 2 trains there, meeting at North Weald. In Ongar the draught beer was very cheap compare with inside London, think it was 1 shilling 50.
