Epping Ongar Railway

Does anyone know the steam loco is rostered for 20th February please? T.i.a

 

Should be L150 as the Hall is still awaiting it's annual exam.

 

Thank you

 

Heritage Railway Mag posted on FB in regard to next weeks issue....bottom of the page mentions 4953 is up for sale.

 

Something slightly different; this Sunday's bus rally at North Weald will see the last use of the Gibson ticketing machines.
Steam and diesel trains in service, expecting to be L150 for the steam side - subject to the usual caveats.

https://www.eorailway.co.uk/news/fa...icon-at-the-epping-ongar-railway-this-sunday/

 

How much are ‘bus only’ fares? The website doesn’t seem to say.

 

£10 according to the event page https://www.eorailway.co.uk/events/end-of-an-era---bus-running-day/

 

The 10th anniversary gala has been pushed back a few days, running as a four-day event from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June, owing to a major sporting event in the area over the May weekend that will result in local road closures. 2 June will be a day with Pitchford Hall running alongside some of the Diesel fleet. 3 and 4 June will be the steam gala days, with 75069 from the Severn Valley. 5 June will be a mixed traffic event, with steam and diesel in service. Full details for each day are still to be confirmed, but I've done draft timetables incorporating freight and brake van rides which should hopefully be easily adapted for the new format.

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Yesterday (Sunday 6) saw the Class 20 Loco Society run a member's train with 20227 before it departs for Norfolk.



The Macaw B and crane were sadly unsold, and will be departing for scrapping soon.

 

From the stock for sale page:

 

Class 14 from the Mid Norfolk as the Autumn Diesel Gala visitor, with D8001 (20 001) making a return to service also.
Wickham Trolley is planned to be operating between trains at Ongar giving rides within station limits as we fundraise for the work to continue repairing and improving that.

Autumn Diesel Gala | Epping Ongar Railway (eorailway.co.uk)

 

Evening All,

If anyone would like to have a look, there are three more episodes of my video from the Epping Ongar Railway on YouTube:







TTFN,

Ron.

 

I've finally finished editing all my video footage from the Epping Ongar Railway gala in June and it's all on YouTube. Here are the links if anyone would like to have a look:







TTFN,

Ron.

 

03119 departed on Friday, and today 37029 also left, both for pastures new as yet undisclosed. Shame to see two of our earliest diesel locos go, but they each needed more work mechanically and cosmetically then could be achieved in-house, and with increasing space pressures, priority is also being given to ETH fitted diesels for winter operations, of which the 'Tractor' was not. I hope they have gone to good homes.

 

I never really understood why EOR had a class 37 anyway. Totally over powered for EOR requirements and out of place on what is/was for all practical purposes a 'light' railway (I know it was one of the first acquisitions after Roger took ownership, so perhaps a case of just grabbing whatever was available at the time?).

I also hope they have gone to good homes (and would love to update my Locos DB accordingly, so if anyone knows. . . . )

 

I think it was partly getting whatever was available to be able to run a railway, but this 37 had been based at Stratford for a time so was a local loco which was part of its appeal. When very little else was available with a connection to the area, it makes its departure all the more bittersweet.

 

Austerity no. 66 from Quainton Road is visiting for the first part of the running season. Info from the EOR facebook page

 

Did anyone ever find out where these have gone?

 

37 went to Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway I believe