Epping Ongar Railway, visiting an ex London Transport heritage line! 

Not sure why, but the sound of an old prop plane going over head, momentarily just breaking the silence and ambient sounds of a summer's day... Is just so so relaxing and peaceful... Lovely video mate 😎☺️

Brilliant video, the Epping Ongar Railway looks like a lovely line to visit. :)

Time flies by when I'm a driver on a train and I ride on the foot plate there and back again.

Absolutely fantastic video Eric thanks so much really enjoy your stuff thank you for taking the time to make the videos

Great stuff Eric, thank you.

Enjoyed your latest video and like thanks for sharing DD.

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.

You know we still have our first steam locomotive, Pitchford Hall!! She’s resplendent in BR Black with red lines. Enjoy your cab ride!!

Great to see how L150 works on the line here.

Very enjoyable Eric..thank you. That 47 looks the biz doesn't it. Love the nighttime bit with the sparks coming out of the chimney of the Pannier as well. Well filmed too...all the best.

You're really useful engines.

A 56XX class Panier Tank is more like it, my late Father told me that the drivers of the local trains on the GWR would race the 'expresses' between stations into Paddington from Slough onwards?!

I’m one of the many volunteers on the Epping Ongar Railway. I must admit that I do less and less work there because when I go in, it’s always to Ongar Station.

Great video Eric! I followed the progress of the Epping-Ongar in the railway papers and it was quite an undertaking. So nice to see a quite pretty part of the country but not far from the suburbs. An interesting point, the '0 Point' for the whole Tube network starts at Ongar; that wasn't in the railway papers! The Fish'n'Chip Train looks to be a good afternoon or evening out package. Lovely shots of the 53 stock...maybe a battery unit on the other end...? A Fun Video and a nice, laid back, day out. Nice one. Keep safe, sir. Thanks!

Great fun! Thanks, Eric!

Looks a most excellent day out! Must get over there myself sometime soon. Lovely to see the real L92 at work. Have a Bachmann model of L92 (aka “Preston”) on my layout which is one of my favourites and was a “must have” buy! Used to live near Preston Road on the Met during the 1960s and can remember the LT Panniers chugging up and down!

I live local to the railway and have been many times. Always a joy to go for a ride there. :D

I've never been on this railway one time before. I would like to.

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It’s always the station yards that are so interesting. Personally I’d linger longer in Ongar…

Hi Eric many thanks for sharing this delightful video, that's the problem with modern stock you can't hang out the window for a better view, mind your head please (lol). Great night time shots, keep them coming take care..

Did they introduce you to the Footwarmer Hut on the platform at Ongar? There are only four left in the country, one visitable at the National Railway Museum in York.

I remember hopping off school in the late 70's and getting an all day pass for the bus and underground. Used to travel all over the bus and underground network. When feeling very adventurous we would take the train out on that section of line. It does indeed seem strange seeing it like it is now. Glad the section was saved, to be used once again by train services. In a way it is the opposite to the Isle of Wight, where once ran steam hauled trains, now they have underground trains! I love the history of the steam times on the island, just a bit too young to remember BR steam though, but do very clearly remember the old 1926 standard underground stock that run on the island during my childhood and beyond. Then of course the 38 stock. But now they have of course gone, replaced by the old 'D' stock units, albeit somewhat changed.

The Tube carriage was part of a Northern Line train.

brilliant video very big like

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Hi Eric. What is meant by the Zero Point for the London Underground, please? You seemed to have a fantastic day and I would love to go. I loved the shot of sparks coming from the chimney of L92! If I see Howard and say "Eric sent me", do you think I would get a cabride (LOL)?

the plane at 4:00 is a tiger moth, owned by aero legends. they offer experience flights in aircraft ranging from biplanes like that machine, all the way to a two seat version of the legendary spitfire. They are worth checking out.

I remember going there once they had the 31 on one end and a steam engine on the other end Edit: I just got back from 2 holidays at swanage the first was for the diesel gala and the second was to go to Wimborne miniature railway and get my iPad back as I forgot to pick it up when we went home after the first holiday

Railway Movies. The Titfield Thunderbolt 1952. The Great Train Robbery 1962. The Railway Children 1970 & 2000. Thomas and the Magic Railroad 2000.

Cannot remember his name but I have crewed with the DMU Driver before (Was it at North Norfolk?). Also know one of the steam crew on the pannier from years back.

are there any videos about how to install 4th rail to your model track?

I will go with dave looks good

Lovely stations, North Weald and Ongar!! Both were first made by the Great Eastern Railway. Did you know that all of the London Underground stations in Essex were originally on the Great Eastern?

great day out eric didn't they have to lower the track bed under the m25 so locos and normal rolling stock could pass under....................tony

Won't it be impossible for old LU stock trains to run in this line - as they'd need fourth rail?!?. The existing tracks (which would have been similar to the original tracks) aren't electrified at all. They don't even have third rail. But as you may know, LU use 'fourth rail' lines. I would love to see old Central line stock on the E & O line again, but they'd need to figure out what type of electrification they would use. As diesel electric locos also presumably cannot run on this line.

My old work colleague Kevin Kefford driving the railcar.

L150?? isnt that 5521 which went to Poland

Is that the bridge Hornby model, looks like it that's all