Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

...trains too we thought visiting Keighley & Worth Valley Railway would be something that would keep the children entertained. If the children are happy my mam is happy. We were staying in Shipley, West Yorkshire and we travelled to the railway by car. "What is it?" Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is Britain’s last remaining complete heritage branch line which runs from Keighley to Oxenhope, West Yorkshire. All the stations along the line are old style ...
...time from Ingrow West to Keighley (the other end of the line) and we got off and went to a cafe for hot drinks. The next train was due in around half an hour so we just waited in the cafe for a little while. We didn’t need to get off at Keighley and as there didn’t seem much to do there (as far as we could see right next to the station) and we didn’t know our way round, we should maybe have just stayed on the other train. Our last train journey was ...

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...steam railway that is the Keighley & Worth valley line. This is a preserved steam route in West Yorkshire that used to form part of the national rail network until the 1960s , when that mad axeman Dr Beeching butchered the rural British train network. The line is only five miles in length but is in the heart of Bronte country. The line first opened in 1867 as trains rain from Keighley (the main terminus ) through to Oxenhope which is the end of ...
...Once the train has departed Keighley ( which is only half an hour's train journey from Leeds )the first station along the route is Ingrow West . This is a pretty ordinary part of Keighley and the best thing about the station is the line's museum is located there . Leaving Ingrow the train goes through a short tunnel on it's way to a request stop called Damens.Passengers who wish to alight here must inform the guard beforehand. Damens is Britain's ...

Gardenex 12.06.2001 · Read full review
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Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is well worth the visit! In the heart of Bronte country is a small but lovely steam railway line, known as the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Despite its size and the area it runs through it is best known as the part of the filming location for the film The Railway Children. Although it operates mostly steam trains, it does also on occasion run diesel trains often used by the locals going into Keighley! As such ...
...Finally we arrived in Keighley and decided to stop with the train and go back on the turnaround. Once at Keighley, if you wished you could then pick up the main rail network although I doubt many people would do that unless they have come into Keighley first via train to take the steam train. The overall area has meant there have always been challenges to get trains up from Keighley through the Worth Valley, and you certainly notice it when you ...

runetune 11.08.2007 · Read full review
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...or on the platform at Keighley you receive intimate and friendly service. I am not going to go into detail regarding the journeys up and down the line [albeit a short 5 mile trip] as I believe another author has covered that well. Suffice to say the scenery is lovely and one can relate to the railway children film scenery and also to recognise some of the scenes that you may have seen in Sherlock Holmes adventures [Keighley railway station ] amongst ...
...when we got married at Keighley in 2002. We only asked them if they would set aside a few seats for a party of us but upon arriving at Keighley Station they announced that the wedding party should use a special coach at the back of the train. They had it set up with all tabled with white cloths and intimate table lighting. They had even supplied champagne glasses to go with the bubbly my best man brought along! Following that they went out of their ...

binny61 11.02.2007 · Read full review
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