| Epping Ongar Railway | |
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 British Railways 2-6-4T Class Standard Four No. 80072 at Ongar | |
| Locale | Essex |
 Services extend only as far as Stonards Hill, although it is planned to extend the line to a new station at Epping. | |
| Commercial operations | |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Owned by | Epping Ongar Railway Ltd. |
| Stations | 2 |
| Length | 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) Single track throughout except a passing loop at North Weald |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1865 |
| Closed | 1994 |
| Preservation history | |
| 2004 | Re-opened and taken over for Preservation |
| 2007 | Closed |
| 2012 | Re-opened |
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The Epping Ongar Railway is a heritage railway in south-west Essex, England, run by a small number of paid staff and a team of volunteers. It was the final section of the Great Eastern Railway branch line, later the London Underground's Central line from Loughton via Epping to Ongar, with intermediate stations at North Weald and Blake Hall. The line was closed by London Underground in 1994 and sold in 1998. It reopened between 2004 and 2007 as a preserved railway, offering a volunteer-run Class 117 DMU service between Ongar and Coopersale. A change of ownership in 2007 led to the line being closed for restoration to a heritage steam railway, which opened on 25 May 2012.