The Epping Ongar Railway is a heritage railway run by a team of volunteers in South-West Essex. It was the final section of the Great Eastern Railway and London Underground Central Line branch line between Loughton via Epping to Ongar, with intermediate stations at North Weald and Blake Hall. The line was closed by London Underground in 1994 but reopened in 2004 as a preserved railway offering a volunteer run Class 117 DMU service between Ongar and Coopersale. This heritage service ceased in 2007 when a change of ownership lead to the line being closed for large scale restoration to a heritage steam railway which opened on 25th May 2012.