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Basil Jet[_4_] · June 9th 17, 09:17 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 2017\06\09 09:44, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 08:40:15 on Fri, 9 Jun
2017, d remarked:
This was the furthest outpost of the Central Line, served by 59/60
stock, even though it's always been a country branch line.

Given the distances people commute now, I can't help wondering if LU had
upgraded the line and given it a half decent , possibly even through
service
instead of treating it like some part time afterthought, there might
by now
be considerably more passengers on it than there were back when it was
part of
LU. Ongar is a reasonably sized small town which if south of london on a
railway would be prime commuter belt territory.

Ongar's not as big as you think, and the rail journey was very slow with
almost no additional catchment until Epping. It's far easier to drive to
Brentwood station.

Or Shenfield, which has much faster trains to London.