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Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
Today (Sun Oct 10, 2004), the Epping Ongar Railway Preservation
Society ran a train service using a single class 117 DMU from Ongar to North Weald and back; a week previously, almost 10 years to the day since the Central Line service was withdrawn, a test service was run on Oct 3. http://www.eorailway.co.uk/news.htm I wonder if this means that the EOR actually has a future. I also wonder about that DMU livery, and the precise relationship between the original EOR company that bought the line and this new EORPS that ran the trains today. |
Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
TheOneKEA wrote:
Today (Sun Oct 10, 2004), the Epping Ongar Railway Preservation Society ran a train service using a single class 117 DMU from Ongar to North Weald and back; a week previously, almost 10 years to the day since the Central Line service was withdrawn, a test service was run on Oct 3. http://www.eorailway.co.uk/news.htm I wonder if this means that the EOR actually has a future. I also wonder about that DMU livery, and the precise relationship between the original EOR company that bought the line and this new EORPS that ran the trains today. Having grew up in Ongar (lucky me) I know quite a lot of what happened. When it was sold off there were tow options - Epping Ongar Railway and a preservation society. Epping Ongar Railway won the bid and everybody knew that they couldnt really make any money from it. However there was loads of land included at North Weald and Ongar (Goods Yard etc) which is now going to have houses built on it - surprise surprise. It now looks like they are getting volunteers involved so it doesnt cost them anything. The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour |
Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
TheOneKEA wrote:
Today (Sun Oct 10, 2004), the Epping Ongar Railway Preservation Society ran a train service using a single class 117 DMU from Ongar to North Weald and back; a week previously, almost 10 years to the day since the Central Line service was withdrawn, a test service was run on Oct 3. http://www.eorailway.co.uk/news.htm I wonder if this means that the EOR actually has a future. I also wonder about that DMU livery, and the precise relationship between the original EOR company that bought the line and this new EORPS that ran the trains today. Shame that on Sunday it costs £4 to get from Ongar to Epping, but £2 to get from there to West Ruislip :-) -- Dave Arquati Imperial College, SW7 www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London |
Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
James Looker wrote:
snipped The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour How is this a "stuff up by Labour"? |
Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
"Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message ... James Looker wrote: snipped The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour How is this a "stuff up by Labour"? I was wondering this too. IIRC Epping-Ongar closed in 1994, several years before Labour came to power. Please explain your reasoning James..... |
Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
Colin wrote:
"Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message ... James Looker wrote: snipped The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour How is this a "stuff up by Labour"? I was wondering this too. IIRC Epping-Ongar closed in 1994, several years before Labour came to power. Please explain your reasoning James..... It did close in 1994 but it wasnt "sold off" untill 1997 by the Labour Government choosing a company that was unwanted by the local population on a business plan that everyone could see was just a premise to gain the land to flog for housing later on, a situation that has now been proved right. Regarding the comment about dreary countryside, this could be only the beginning with old tube stock or steam introduced at a later date making the case for tourisim. Regarding a connection at Epping LU refused to allow them to do this and insisted that any station at Epping would have to be built 400 or so yards up the line away from Epping station which the company at the time could not afford. |
Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
"James Looker" wrote in message ... Colin wrote: "Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message ... James Looker wrote: snipped The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour How is this a "stuff up by Labour"? I was wondering this too. IIRC Epping-Ongar closed in 1994, several years before Labour came to power. Please explain your reasoning James..... It did close in 1994 but it wasnt "sold off" untill 1997 by the Labour Government choosing a company that was unwanted by the local population on a business plan that everyone could see was just a premise to gain the land to flog for housing later on, a situation that has now been proved right. It was LU that sold it, not the government, regardless of political persuasion.. |
Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
(Boltar) wrote in message . com...
(TheOneKEA) wrote in message . com... Today (Sun Oct 10, 2004), the Epping Ongar Railway Preservation Society ran a train service using a single class 117 DMU from Ongar to North Weald and back; a week previously, almost 10 years to the day since the Central Line service was withdrawn, a test service was run on Oct 3. http://www.eorailway.co.uk/news.htm I wonder if this means that the EOR actually has a future. I also wonder about that DMU livery, and the precise relationship between the original EOR company that bought the line and this new EORPS that ran the trains today. A dreary DMU running through some flat dreary countryside. Yeah , that'll have the tourist flocking in in droves. Why did they bother. If they'd been running old LU rolling stock borrowed from Acton or the Cravens group with a track connection at Epping it would have been wonderful. But this? I'll give it a couple of years before the line is derelict again , this time for good. They did have a 62ts at one point, what happened to that? I know it couldnt run anymore due to no power but it was historically interesting. Are they now a TOC then? |
Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
Piccadilly Pilot wrote:
"James Looker" wrote in message ... Colin wrote: "Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message ... James Looker wrote: snipped The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour How is this a "stuff up by Labour"? I was wondering this too. IIRC Epping-Ongar closed in 1994, several years before Labour came to power. Please explain your reasoning James..... It did close in 1994 but it wasnt "sold off" untill 1997 by the Labour Government choosing a company that was unwanted by the local population on a business plan that everyone could see was just a premise to gain the land to flog for housing later on, a situation that has now been proved right. It was LU that sold it, not the government, regardless of political persuasion.. Nope, it was the Government who decided who it went to, not LU. |
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