 Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41241 at Haworth station The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a five mile (8 km) long heritage railway line in West Yorkshire, England. The line runs from Keighley to Oxenhope via Ingrow West, Oakworth, Damems, and Haworth. It connects to the main leeds/Bradford - Skipton line at Keighley.
History
The line was originally built in 1867 by local mill owners, but operated by the Midland Railway who owned most of the rail network in the area, and was eventually bought by the Midland.
After becoming part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1924, it became owned by British Rail in 1948. As a part of the rail cutbacks in the 1960s, British Rail closed the line in 1962.
However a preservation society was formed who bought the line from BR and operated the line as a tourist railway. As such the KWVR is the only preserved railway which operates a complete branch line in its original form.
A traditional signal box on the line Features
The railway and the station at Oakworth were the location for the film The Railway Children, based on the book by Edith Nesbit.
Haworth is famous for being the home of the Bronte sisters. And at Ingrow West Station there is the Museum of Rail Travel.
See also
List of British heritage and private railways
External links
Keighley and Worth Valley website (http://www.kwvr.co.uk/)
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