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The railway was incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1862 and the first sod was cut on Shrove Tuesday, 9 February 1864 by Isaac Holden, the chairman of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. [4] The railway was built as single track but with a trackbed wide enough to allow upgrading to double track for expansion. [2]
During the mid-1960s, role was taken over by diesel shunters. Taken to the Dinting Railway Centre in 1969, moved to KWVR in 1990. [6] No. 47279 LMS 0-6-0 T Class 3F "Jinty" BR Unlined Black with early crest Built by the LMS following a previous Midland Railway design, the Jinties were mainstay locomotives on the Worth Valley in its pre ...
Keighley railway station serves the market town of Keighley in West Yorkshire, England.The station is located on the Airedale line, 17 miles (27 km) north-west of Leeds.It provides electric services to Leeds, Skipton and Bradford Forster Square, operated by Northern, along with longer distance diesel services to Morecambe and Carlisle.
Oakworth railway station sign and vintage advertising boards Keighley and Worth Valley train at Oakworth Station. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society took over the line and re-opened the line and the station on 29 June 1968. [2] Milk churns displayed on a hand cart and old railway posters bring back images of a former age.
Pages in category "Keighley and Worth Valley Railway" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Museum of Rail Travel, Ingrow West Railway Station. The Museum of Rail Travel at Ingrow, England is operated by the Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT), a charity based just north of Ingrow (West) railway station on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in West Yorkshire. Founded in 1965, it became a registered charity in 1981 and opened in 1990.
It was opened in 1867 along with the rest of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, [1] and closed in 1962. [2] Preservation led to the line being reopened in June 1968 [3] and now serves as the headquarters of the railway. [4]
The Keighley and Worth Valley railway is a heritage steam railway, which links the town with Haworth, Oakworth, Oxenhope and the Bronte Country. Keighley is the location of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, a heritage railway that passes through Haworth (part of the Brontë Country, home of Anne, Charlotte and Emily Brontë) and terminates ...