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The Epping-Ongar Railway is a preserved branch line
in Essex. The railway was part of a 10km stretch at the end of the Great
Eastern, latterly LNER and London Central Line. After London Underground
suspended passenger services in 1994, the line was preserved as a heritage
railway. A weekend diesel shuttle service ran from 2004 till 2007, but it
was then decided to improve the infrastructure of the line to increase the
frequency of trains and to enable locomotives to operate, ensuring the long
term future of the line. This reconstruction continues as at February 2012 -
please consult the
Official
Epping Ongar Railway Website for
the latest details.
The website currently shows images only from the period of the 2004-2007 DMU
operation, all being taken in 2005 and not reflecting the state of the
railway being recreated. There were also four unrestored broad gauge Finnish
steam locos on the railway at that time, which have all since been moved.
For Latest Epping-Ongar Information:-
Official Epping Ongar Railway Website: eorailway.co.uk
Epping Ongar Railway facebook page
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2005 Images
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Finnish loco 1060 is a Tr1 class
heavy good train locomotive (R1 class until 1942). The Tr1 was almost
identical to the slightly older Hr1 class passenger locomotives, with most
parts being interchangeable and the wheel arrangement as the major
difference between the classes (Tr1 being a mikado 2-8-2 type while Hr1 was
a 4-6-2 pacific). The Tr1 top speed was 80 km/h. The Tr1 class was nicknamed
"Risto" after the Finnish president Risto Ryti. A total of 67 locomotives
were built by Lokomo, Tampella and Jung between 1940 and 1957. The last
Risto, number 1096, was the last steam locomotive built for the Finnish
state railways. The locomotives were withdrawn in the 1970s, but 20 units
survive, most of them in the Haapamäki locomotive park in central Finland.
(Kalle Id)
This loco is no longer on the railway.
Finnish 2-8-2 steam loco 1060 at
Ongar (since moved)
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd April 2005
Hr1 class heavy passenger locomotive
(originally P1 class, pacific wheel arrangement), number 1016. Built between
the years 1937 and 1957, this 22-unit Hr1 class was the pride of the Finnish
railways. They had a top speed of 110 km/h and were nicknamed Ukko-Pekka
(roughly "Old Man Pete") after the Finnish president Pehr Evind Svinhufvud.
The Hr1 class were withdrawn from service in 1974, when they were the
reportedly the last Pacific-type locomotives in regular use in Europe
outside of the East Block. Two units have been preserved in working order
and a further 15 in non-working order - in other words only 5 have been
scrapped. . (Kalle Id)
This loco is no longer on the railway.
Finnish 4-6-2 steam loco at
Ongar (since moved)
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd April 2005
This is a Vr1-class (originally L1-class, the classification system was
overhauled in 1942) heavy shunter. The class was nicknamed "kana" (hen), top
speed 25 km/h. A total of 43 units were built between 1913 and 1927 by
Tampella and Hanomag. This locomotive dates from 1925 and was built by
Tampella. A total of 17 Vr1's survive according to Wikipedia.
This loco is no longer on the railway.
Finnish 2-8-0 steam loco 1134 at
Ongar (since moved)
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd April 2005
Tk3 class light goods locomotive (originally K5 class), 0-6-0T wheel
arrangement. The Tk3 was the most numerous locomotive class in Finland, with
161 units produced, first 100 between the years 1927 and 1935 (by Lokomo and
Tampella).
This loco is no longer on the railway.
Finnish 0-6-0T steam loco 794 at
Ongar (since moved)
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd April 2005
D1995
D1995 at Ongar (not in 2012
fleet list)
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd April 2005
M51342
M51342 at Ongar (since repainted
BR green)
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd April 2005
M51384
M51384 at North Weald (since
repainted BR green)
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd April 2005
RM1641
Visiting Routemaster RM1641 at North
Wield
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 3rd April 2005
