The Epping Ongar Railway, based in Essex, has announced that George Saville has been appointed as its new General Manager, following the decision of the previous General Manager to stand down at the end of last year.

George Saville joins the Epping Ongar Railway from the Mid Norfolk Railway where he was most recently its General Manager. He brings to the railway extensive knowledge and experience of heritage railways and has joined the railway today, 27th February, on an initial interim contract throughout the 2023 operating season.

New General Manager, George Saville said: ” I am honoured to be joining the Epping Ongar Railway, a heritage railway which has been such a success and has so much future potential.

“As the Railway’s new General Manager, I look forward to leading and serving the dedicated and loyal volunteers and staff of the Epping Ongar Railway and helping them build on the success they have already created.”

Roger Wright, Managing Director, said: “We are delighted to have George join us at short notice and look forward to him helping us further develop one of Essex’s major leisure destinations. We would like to thank Dean Walton our previous General Manager for all the hard work he has put into the Epping Ongar Railway to help us to where we are today.”

The Epping Ongar Railway‘s first special event of the year is an Easter Egg Hunt that will be held from 7th to 10th April. Children will be asked to find all the eggs that the Easter Bunny has hidden all along the length of the railway track from Ongar to Coopersale, which is equivalent to 131,579 eggs placed end to end. However, to find them all egg hunters will need to hop on and off our steam and diesel trains.

Children will be given a sheet of clues and asked to find as many numbered eggs as possible to help them find the eggs that Bertie will have hidden around the railway. At the end of their visit, children can return their sheet of clues to the gift shop at either Ongar or North Weald and receive a special Easter treat.