Another railway was reopened to the public on 25 May 2012, 18 years after it was closed by London Transport.

The six-mile long Epping Ongar Railway is now operating as a preserved railway over the trackbed of what was once part of London Transport’s Central line.

The railway is running a steam and heritage diesel service at weekends over the once-electrified commuter line.

Separate trains shuttle from Ongar to North Weald and North Weald to Coopersale.

The preserved railway is hoping to be able to re-connect with the Central line at Epping but at the moment, passengers can transfer at Epping on to a vintage bus to take them to North Weald station on special event days.

Normal service buses also provide a link from Epping to North Weald and Ongar.

While visitors to the railway enjoyed a rural day on the line, which traverses some beautiully peaceful Essex countryside, many of the nearby roads were logjammed by a series of crashes – just a normal day on Britain’s anarchic and inherently unsafe road network.

Between 2004 and 2007, the Epping Ongar Railway ran some weekend heritage passenger services.

Bus journey planner: transportdirect

More information about the Epping Ongar Railway: eor