Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is the pioneer railway in preservation. When BR closed the line in 1962, a small group of locals and enthusiasts set up about bringing the line back to life as it would have been in the 1950′s. By 1968 that dream became reality as once again the line opened to the public. Situated in West Yorkshire between the busy town of Keighley the line meanders up the Worth Valley to Oxenhope passing the few remaining textile mills that once covered the valley floor, it was the mills that the railway served, bringing Coal up the valley and taking the cotton away. The lines most famous station is situated in the village of Haworth, famous for the Bronte Sisters & the it’s role in the 1970′s film “The Railway Children”. Motive power comes from a super blend of classes, and to my preference there all Black…….
3 scanned slides from the archives of 78022 at a snowy Keighley station on a cold Jan2000 morning. From memory im sure this was "22's" last day in service before her ticket ran out...Interestingly ive just noticed the graffiti chalked around her smoke box door, bearing the words "Dont let me die" seems to tie in with my memory!
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A rare window of opportunity at home allowed me to quickly organise a day out with good buddy Rick Eborall & Wills (my 7yo Son) to shoot the Scots Guardsman near Long Preston enroute to Chester with the Lune River's Trust Special from Carnforth....Knowing what we know now i wish we had gone to Whalley Viaduct, thats one for the memory bank! Anyhow after a quick visit to Hellifield station to see the original Midland railway roof canopy we spent the rest of the day at the KWVR. 90773 was the sole running loco there. To round off the day we paid Whalley viaduct a visit for the returning Scot in the hope of catching a silhoutte shot only for the light to dip as the forcasted weak ridge of rain came in from the West....Bugger!
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