Ongar
Exterior of Ongar station, terminus of the Epping Ongar Railway but which was, for 37 years, the terminus of the Central Line, seen here on 2nd June 2012. It was opened by the GER with the extension of the line from Loughton on 24th April 1865. Under the London Transport 1935 'New Works' scheme, the whole line from Stratford was transferred to LT as part of the Central Line, linked by an extension from its 1912 terminus at Liverpool Street. Tube trains reached Epping on 25th September 1949 but a steam shuttle service continued to serve Ongar until 18th November 1957 when electrification was extended to the remote outer terminus. After several stays of execution, being latterly operated only at peak hours, LTE withdrew the service on 30th September 1994.
Location: Ongar
Original line: Ongar Extension (Great Eastern Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: Epping Ongar Railway 1981-2021
Date: 02/06/2012
Image number: 73527
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