Epping Ongar Lights Express steam train ride and light show

The Epping Ongar Railway will once again be running its Epping Ongar Lights Express - a “spectacular” nighttime experience featuring lights, music, and a touch of comedy.

The event will see one of the heritage railway's steam trains transformed with thousands of colored LED lights passing through the Epping Forest countryside.

Passengers on board will be entertained by tVoiceover Man, who has been the voice of the X-Factor Stadium Tour since 2004.

The Light Express will pass through the Epping Forest countryside. (Image: Epping Ongar Railway)Known for his work as the promotional voice of BBC1 TV, and the face of E4, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network, Voiceover Man is said to be asked with adding humor and surprise to the journey.

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Interactive LED wristbands will synchronise with the music, creating a display of colors and flashing patterns on the journey.

The Epping Ongar Lights Express offers an hour-long journey between North Weald and Ongar, and it's available on selected dates from November through January of next year.

The railway, which dates back to 1865, operates on a portion of the former London Underground Central Line, running from Ongar to Epping Forest via North Weald.

The Life Express will not be stopping at North Weald and will go to and from Ongar.

Epping Ongar Railway general manager George Saville added: "The Epping Ongar Lights Express is a spectacular and unique event.

“It's a real crowd-pleaser, and everyone, from little kids to grandparents, loves seeing our beautiful heritage trains transformed into illuminated magical trains."

For those seeking a spookier adventure this October, the railway is running a series of Fright Week Halloween train trips aboard its ghost train, complete with a manic magician and prizes for the spookiest costumes.

Tickets cost £20 and can be bought at eorailway.co.uk