The infants (Reception to year 2) enjoyed a great day out at the Epping Ongar Railway recently as part of their topic on transport and how it has changed over time. The children we able to experience how people travelled on some of the early diesel trains as well as going on an old Routemaster bus. It was interesting to hear about how people could jump on and off the bus whilst it was moving due to the open back section – everyone agreed this wasn’t very safe! They also learned about all the areas of North Weald station including the signal box and ticket hall as well as hearing about different jobs on the railway including a train guard, driver and signalman. They climbed inside the cab of a steam engine and learnt about how it works. After all the exploring around the station we were able to sit and enjoy the view as we travelled up and down the line to Epping Forest. It was a very interesting and fun day out for everyone.

Learning about coal and how it fuels steam engines

The name of this engine is Isabel which prompted a great discussion on what we would name a train if we could.

Tickets to ride!