The photo above shows a leaflet issued by London Transport for
when the Underground was originally extended on the Central line - west to West Ruislip and eastwards to Loughton on
the way to Epping & Ongar.
The last Epping-Ongar service ran in 1994. At the time the line was only carrying a mere 80 passengers
a day. However, the train that ran the final London Underground service on the
line,
a three-car unit of 1960 stock,
has been preserved by Cravens Heritage Trains. After a variety of
special opening days, at the end of 2007, the railway was sold
to a new private owner who was committed to bring steam back to the
line.
