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Epping Ongar Railway events
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Sat 13 Jun 2026 Epping Ongar Railway (Heritage Line Event) More...
- Wartime and Rationing Weekend 13, 14 June 2026 Visit the Epping Ongar Railway for a taste of life during wartime and rationing. A final farewell on the train Come and step back in time with us, immerse yourself in a flavour of what a rural British steam railway could have appeared in the height of summer, as 'forties-dressed civilians and British and Allies military personnel, Home Guard, ARP Wardens, American GIs and other re-enactors mingle with passengers, and period road vehicles to and fro. Ride on our beautifully preserved fleet of vintage buses, included in your fare! Stations and passenger trains will be specially adorned and decorated. From the moment you arrive, you'll be immersed in the sights, sounds, and spirit of wartime Britain, with music, entertainment, and re-enactments bringing the era to life. Passengers are encouraged to come dressed in 1940s style civilian clothing.

Sun 14 Jun 2026 Epping Ongar Railway (Heritage Line Event) More...
- Wartime and Rationing Weekend 13, 14 June 2026 Visit the Epping Ongar Railway for a taste of life during wartime and rationing. A final farewell on the train Come and step back in time with us, immerse yourself in a flavour of what a rural British steam railway could have appeared in the height of summer, as 'forties-dressed civilians and British and Allies military personnel, Home Guard, ARP Wardens, American GIs and other re-enactors mingle with passengers, and period road vehicles to and fro. Ride on our beautifully preserved fleet of vintage buses, included in your fare! Stations and passenger trains will be specially adorned and decorated. From the moment you arrive, you'll be immersed in the sights, sounds, and spirit of wartime Britain, with music, entertainment, and re-enactments bringing the era to life. Passengers are encouraged to come dressed in 1940s style civilian clothing.

Fri 24 Jul 2026 Epping Ongar Railway (Heritage Line Event) More...
- Real Ale and Cider Festival 24, 25, 26 July 2026 Our Real Ale Festival returns from 24 to 26 July - say cheers to beers, buses and trains! Real Ale Festival - Steam train and beer glass Real Ale Festival - Bar Further details to be announced Leave the car at home! Connecting vintage London bus service from Epping station (London Underground Central Line, zone 6) and Shenfield on all days including Friday and Saturday evenings. Heritage steam and diesel hauled train services in operation all three days and running until late evening Friday and Saturday. Tickets offer unlimited travel on heritage train and bus services. The event has grown over the years and we expect this trend to continue - expect more beers, lots of trains and more fun in 2025! Getting to us Leave the car at home! There is limited parking at our stations so this is reserved for blue badge holders. We recommend that anyone traveling by car uses the public car parks in Ongar which are a short walk away from the station. Our vintage London bus service which will provide connections with all our train services to Epping Underground station (Central Line and in zone 6). Some buses will also run to Shenfield station for connections with Elizabeth Line and Greater Anglia services. Epping is also connected to Harlow town centre by public bus. Ongar is also served by public bus services from Brentwood and Chelmsford.

Sat 25 Jul 2026 Epping Ongar Railway (Heritage Line Event) More...
- Real Ale and Cider Festival 24, 25, 26 July 2026 Our Real Ale Festival returns from 24 to 26 July - say cheers to beers, buses and trains! Real Ale Festival - Steam train and beer glass Real Ale Festival - Bar Further details to be announced Leave the car at home! Connecting vintage London bus service from Epping station (London Underground Central Line, zone 6) and Shenfield on all days including Friday and Saturday evenings. Heritage steam and diesel hauled train services in operation all three days and running until late evening Friday and Saturday. Tickets offer unlimited travel on heritage train and bus services. The event has grown over the years and we expect this trend to continue - expect more beers, lots of trains and more fun in 2025! Getting to us Leave the car at home! There is limited parking at our stations so this is reserved for blue badge holders. We recommend that anyone traveling by car uses the public car parks in Ongar which are a short walk away from the station. Our vintage London bus service which will provide connections with all our train services to Epping Underground station (Central Line and in zone 6). Some buses will also run to Shenfield station for connections with Elizabeth Line and Greater Anglia services. Epping is also connected to Harlow town centre by public bus. Ongar is also served by public bus services from Brentwood and Chelmsford.

Sun 26 Jul 2026 Epping Ongar Railway (Heritage Line Event) More...
- Real Ale and Cider Festival 24, 25, 26 July 2026 Our Real Ale Festival returns from 24 to 26 July - say cheers to beers, buses and trains! Real Ale Festival - Steam train and beer glass Real Ale Festival - Bar Further details to be announced Leave the car at home! Connecting vintage London bus service from Epping station (London Underground Central Line, zone 6) and Shenfield on all days including Friday and Saturday evenings. Heritage steam and diesel hauled train services in operation all three days and running until late evening Friday and Saturday. Tickets offer unlimited travel on heritage train and bus services. The event has grown over the years and we expect this trend to continue - expect more beers, lots of trains and more fun in 2025! Getting to us Leave the car at home! There is limited parking at our stations so this is reserved for blue badge holders. We recommend that anyone traveling by car uses the public car parks in Ongar which are a short walk away from the station. Our vintage London bus service which will provide connections with all our train services to Epping Underground station (Central Line and in zone 6). Some buses will also run to Shenfield station for connections with Elizabeth Line and Greater Anglia services. Epping is also connected to Harlow town centre by public bus. Ongar is also served by public bus services from Brentwood and Chelmsford.

Fri 25 Sep 2026 Epping Ongar Railway (Diesel Gala) More...
- Autumn Diesel Gala 25, 26, 27 September 2025 The diesel fleet come to the fore for three Autumn days of fantastic action over our challenging gradients! The home fleet, including our shunting locomotives, along with some interesting visiting locomotives will be put through their paces over some of the most challenging gradients in preservation. We'll have British Railways blue liveried locomotives working with our blue and grey liveried coaching stock too! Class 20 diesel locomotive 20227 hauls a train into North Weald station Class 47 diesel locomotive 47635 at North Weald station Class 03 D2170 Class 08 08114 Further details to be announced What to expect As usual we will be running a 3 train intensive service throughout the weekend with evening Real Ale trains on Saturday - these are included in your great value fare! You'll be able to see our blue locomotives hauling our rake of blue and grey coaching stock, travel on shuttle trains into Epping Forest and hear the locomotives working hard over our challenging gradients! Vintage London buses will provide connections to Epping Underground station (Central Line, zone 6) with all our train services, with some bus services also operating to Shenfield station (for Greater Anglia and Elizabeth Line services) On train bars Our on train bars will be also be open, serving a selection of real ales, as well as a range of wines, lagers and soft drinks, and, on the Saturday evening, we will be running our Real Ale Train. LNER Cafeat North Weald and the Buffet Stop at Ongar Our catering outlets will be open all day. Hot snacks and other light refreshments and hot and cold drinks are available at the LNER Cafeat North Weald, including breakfast rolls until 11.30; the Buffet Stop at Ongar will be offering hot and cold drinks and other light refreshments.

Sat 26 Sep 2026 Epping Ongar Railway (Diesel Gala) More...
- Autumn Diesel Gala 25, 26, 27 September 2025 The diesel fleet come to the fore for three Autumn days of fantastic action over our challenging gradients! The home fleet, including our shunting locomotives, along with some interesting visiting locomotives will be put through their paces over some of the most challenging gradients in preservation. We'll have British Railways blue liveried locomotives working with our blue and grey liveried coaching stock too! Class 20 diesel locomotive 20227 hauls a train into North Weald station Class 47 diesel locomotive 47635 at North Weald station Class 03 D2170 Class 08 08114 Further details to be announced What to expect As usual we will be running a 3 train intensive service throughout the weekend with evening Real Ale trains on Saturday - these are included in your great value fare! You'll be able to see our blue locomotives hauling our rake of blue and grey coaching stock, travel on shuttle trains into Epping Forest and hear the locomotives working hard over our challenging gradients! Vintage London buses will provide connections to Epping Underground station (Central Line, zone 6) with all our train services, with some bus services also operating to Shenfield station (for Greater Anglia and Elizabeth Line services) On train bars Our on train bars will be also be open, serving a selection of real ales, as well as a range of wines, lagers and soft drinks, and, on the Saturday evening, we will be running our Real Ale Train. LNER Cafeat North Weald and the Buffet Stop at Ongar Our catering outlets will be open all day. Hot snacks and other light refreshments and hot and cold drinks are available at the LNER Cafeat North Weald, including breakfast rolls until 11.30; the Buffet Stop at Ongar will be offering hot and cold drinks and other light refreshments.

Sun 27 Sep 2026 Epping Ongar Railway (Diesel Gala) More...
- Autumn Diesel Gala 25, 26, 27 September 2025 The diesel fleet come to the fore for three Autumn days of fantastic action over our challenging gradients! The home fleet, including our shunting locomotives, along with some interesting visiting locomotives will be put through their paces over some of the most challenging gradients in preservation. We'll have British Railways blue liveried locomotives working with our blue and grey liveried coaching stock too! Class 20 diesel locomotive 20227 hauls a train into North Weald station Class 47 diesel locomotive 47635 at North Weald station Class 03 D2170 Class 08 08114 Further details to be announced What to expect As usual we will be running a 3 train intensive service throughout the weekend with evening Real Ale trains on Saturday - these are included in your great value fare! You'll be able to see our blue locomotives hauling our rake of blue and grey coaching stock, travel on shuttle trains into Epping Forest and hear the locomotives working hard over our challenging gradients! Vintage London buses will provide connections to Epping Underground station (Central Line, zone 6) with all our train services, with some bus services also operating to Shenfield station (for Greater Anglia and Elizabeth Line services) On train bars Our on train bars will be also be open, serving a selection of real ales, as well as a range of wines, lagers and soft drinks, and, on the Saturday evening, we will be running our Real Ale Train. LNER Cafeat North Weald and the Buffet Stop at Ongar Our catering outlets will be open all day. Hot snacks and other light refreshments and hot and cold drinks are available at the LNER Cafeat North Weald, including breakfast rolls until 11.30; the Buffet Stop at Ongar will be offering hot and cold drinks and other light refreshments.