Sunday was the only day we could enjoy the Worth Valley railway, and what a treat. We boarded the train at 11.45 at the start of the line in Keighley for the five mile trip to Oxenhope.
The railway is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, a real journey 'back in time'.
Originally the trains were used to haul tons of coal up the Valley to the woollen mills. There are still a few examples of Mills which brought wealth to West Yorkshire that can be seen as we chug along.
In 1962 the railway was closed only to be reopened six years later by the KWVR Preservation Society.
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| Our train from Keighley to Oxenhope |
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| Ready for the journey |
An unexpected delight just outside the station at Oxenhope was a meeting of the local Morris Minor club. This brought back memories of my very first car, a Morris Traveller.
The buffet carriage was serving a selections of drinks and food, I indulged in a cream tea while Chris had a sausage sandwich, we both had a drink while we waited for the return journey.
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| We travel next to a pretty valley and babbling brook |
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| The ticket collector |
Many films have been made using the trains and carriages, the most well known being the Railway Children. At Ingrow we left the train to explore the engine sheds... wow... such a lot of incredible carriages many marked with the films they had been used in. Even Cliff Richard on his 'Summer holiday' had been filmed in one of them, but also The Hound of the Baskerville and many many more.
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| In one of the railway sheds I spot Ann |
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| We stop here for cream tea and sausage sandwich! |
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| Love the old gas lamps |
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| The train to take us back along the track |
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| We wait at the signal box for a train to pass in the opposite direction |
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| A visit to the Carriage museum |
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| There are Railway children walks and places to spot where the original film was pictured. |
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| Some carriages are very grand |
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| This is my idea of luxury travel |
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| This luxury compartment is even en-suite |
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| Back on the train for the last section of railway |
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| Such nostalgia |
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| Back to the start of our journey |
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