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Special Event Station – Railways on the Air

September 26, 2026 @ 8:00 am - September 27, 2026 @ 4:30 pm

Harlow & District Amateur Radio Society will be taking part in this annual event operating the special event callsign GB0EOR from North Weald Station on the Epping to Ongar Railway.

If you wish to visit the station please follow directions to CM16 6BT, there is plenty of parking onsite and you will find us in the field next to the car park

Offical website for the event can be found here

Special event stations usually operate between 8.30am and 4.00pm – licensed amateurs, SWLs and visitors are welcome to join us.

Railways on the air (ROTA) weekend usually takes place every year on the weekend closest to the 27th September. This date celebrates the anniversary of the first steam powered passenger railway which took place on 27th September 1825 – the first passenger train ran on a line in the North East of England from Darlington to Stockton. Bishop Auckland Amateur Radio Club coordinates this event.

 

Details

Organiser

  • G5EDW
  • Email secretary@g6ut.com

Venue

  • Epping Ongar Railway
  • North Weald Station, Ongar Railway, Station Rd
    North Weald Basset, Epping, Essex CM16 6BT United Kingdom     + Google Map
  • View Venue Website