Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is well worth the visit!

Although it operates mostly steam trains, it does also on occasion run diesel trains often used by the locals going into Keighley! As such there is a good concession rate if you do live within a certain postcode area, so it is worth checking up on.
However, we visited as tourists, using Oxenhope as our destination station (you can have a round trip using any one of the main stations).

Then we headed into the Station proper, having passed through the original ticket office, with exceptionally well-restored and original features obviously kept as much as possible. This is a theme kept right the way through the station.
Once on the platform, we decided to get something to drink in an old railway carriage, which is set up for basic refreshments on the side! It made for a nice change to the usual room you might otherwise encounter on a railway platform.

You can buy different types of tickets (which I will list later). We went for one that allows you to get on and off at any of the stations, which mean that although the line is quite short, you can stretch the day out well. We alighted at Ingrow station that is also home to the Museum of Rail Travel - a superb museum operated by the Vintage Carriages Trust that has some of the finest Victorian carriages in traffic and depicts rail travel through the ages! This includes several wooden-bodied compartment coaches, which have been used in over 50 television and film productions.
We also stopped off at Damems (pronounced Dam-emms) station, which because it has a ticket office that doubles as a station masters office, a waiting room, toilet, signal box and house is considered a full sized station – and is the smallest in Britain!
Haworth station isn’t one we stopped at, but it would allow you the opportunity to look around a town that is very close to the Brontes with plenty of tourist spots there for Bronte Sister fans.

We made sure we got a train that had the buffet car on (not all do), which meant we were able to enjoy the hospitality of the car. This included real ale that we hadn’t realized when we first decided on using the buffet car, although I didn’t try it, I have been told it was very nice indeed!

Other information.
You can book tickets at all the stations. Advance booking isn’t needed, but I would recommend you arrive in plenty of time in the summer to ensure you get ahead of the queue and so pick your spot in the carriages. You are advised though to book if you wish to use one of the dining car specials, Santa Specials and larger groups (20+).