Epping Ongar Railway, visiting an ex London Transport heritage line!
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- I visited the Epping Ongar Railway and enjoyed it so much, i thought id share it with you all.
A 6 mile heritage railway running from just outside Epping-Ongar, with its London Transport heritage it was a no brainer for me to visit.
I have to give a massive thanks to Howard, a good friend who is a guard, he couldnt have been more helpful in showing us around.
Thanks also to the rest of the staff for the warm welcome.
Visit their website at www.eorailway.co.uk to get yourself some cracking fish and chips on board, plus a nice day in the essex countryside.
Eric.
Ps, please check out www.AGRmodelrailwaystore.co.uk for your model railway needs!
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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 😎☺️
Ah mate you know it. I just lost track of time completely there. Its great
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
Thanks Matt, comments like that make the hours of editing ect worth it
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.
Brilliant video, the Epping Ongar Railway looks like a lovely line to visit. :)
It really is!
You know we still have our first steam locomotive, Pitchford Hall!! She’s resplendent in BR Black with red lines. Enjoy your cab ride!!
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?!
Great stuff Eric, thank you.
Cheers mate
Great to see how L150 works on the line here.
Enjoyed your latest video and like thanks for sharing DD.
Thankyou!
@@UndergroundEric That's the great part about the hobby sharing ideas and learning new ideas from other people to improve our Channel's so l have subscribe to your channel too .All the best DD..
@@medwaymodelrailway7129 completely agree, youtube is great for that and is half the reason im on here! 🙂
@@UndergroundEric Spot on Eric.
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.
You're really useful engines.
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.
Its a very well kept example! Nice loco.
L92 was an absolute treat though, what a run that was!
I've never been on this railway one time before.
I would like to.
It’s always the station yards that are so interesting. Personally I’d linger longer in Ongar…
I had a nosey in Ongar for a bit, but it was while nothing was running, plus you cant access the yard on foot sadly.
When you go to Ongar on the train you only have 10-15 mins to linger until the train is ready to depart again
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!
The Tube carriage was part of a Northern Line train.
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 live local to the railway and have been many times. Always a joy to go for a ride there. :D
The local area is very nice!
Great fun! Thanks, Eric!
Cheers stan!
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!
Cheers john, its a fun little place thats very enjoyable!
Be Careful & Safe with Railways in Future.
What?
Safety First.
Don't you know anything about Safety?
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.
Thanks for the comment, that sounds awesome. I wish id been around to experience it all in service really. Its gutting!
As you say its just so good that it was saved ect.
As for the island line… lot of love for that little place!
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..
Cheers mate, yeah it was mainly just the phone rather than myself, im not one of those wallys flailing 😂
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)?
Its the point from which the track mileages on the underground are measured from.
Ha, we had an advantage in the fact that me and james are both train drivers with PTS ect 🙂👌🏼
L92 though, what a loco!
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.
Thanks so much for the info! Thats awesome
@@UndergroundEric no worries mate - thanks very much for the great video! The one unfortunate element of the spitfire flights, is that they cost around half a million pounds to maintain per year - hence the experience flight cost of £2500...
Cor blimey! Im fortunate to see them often as i go to a friends railway which isnt far from Duxford, magnificent machines.
Hope you liked the vid, nice to do something different!
@@UndergroundEric absolutely, Duxford is well worth a visit. I'm extremely privileged to have done a small amount of ground crewing this year at Duxford on a couple of spitfires, and it's consistently amazed me the dedication of the peeps that actually own and fly these beautiful aircraft. If you ever get a chance to visit an airshow at Duxford, don't hesitate!
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brilliant video very big like
Thanks very much
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
Yeah they have to top and tail for trains running into epping forest as no run round facilities. Maybe if the extension into epping ever happens it could be an option
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.
Not sure of their names, didnt get to talk to them personally :)
@@UndergroundEric Seem to remember the DMU Driver name may be Alec.
Railway Movies.
The Titfield Thunderbolt 1952.
The Great Train Robbery 1962.
The Railway Children 1970 & 2000.
Thomas and the Magic Railroad 2000.
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?
Yes spot on! You are quite correct 😇
As a volunteer for the Epping Ongar Railway, I actually know the majority of the history of certain Central Line stations, namely Epping, North Weald, Blake Hall and Ongar. I also know that other stations to the east of London are from the same style, and probably by the same person.
are there any videos about how to install 4th rail to your model track?
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
nope it was the m11
Yeah you are correct they did indeed 🙂
I will go with dave looks good
Its a lovely place, ask James, im sure he would reccomend the fish and chips
My old work colleague Kevin Kefford driving the railcar.
A top chap im sure.
@@UndergroundEric Nice bloke. I was surprised to see him as I was told he'd left us so to speak. Nice to see him still here.
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.
LU vehicles can and have been towed along before by wedgelock coupler fitted locos or with match wagons, no reason a diesel electric loco cannot be used, they do often.
Only thing is the rail heights have been lowered to accomodate the mainline stock
L150?? isnt that 5521 which went to Poland
5521 indeed 🙂
Is that the bridge Hornby model, looks like it that's all
The footbridge is one of many (nearly) identical ones that were on GER stations. They were built, from a standard kit of parts, to suit the location, so it may not be the one Hornby used for its model, just its twin.
Wouldnt suprise me if one similar exists in their range 😊