Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
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The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (KWVR) is a 5-mile-long (8 km) heritage railway in the Worth Valley, West Yorkshire, England, which runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. It connects to the National Rail network at Keighley railway station.
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Midland 4F 43924 at Oxenhope in 2021 | |||||
Locale | City of Bradford | ||||
Terminus | Oxenhope | ||||
Connections | Network Rail at Keighley | ||||
Commercial operations | |||||
Name | Worth Valley Branch | ||||
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||||
Preserved operations | |||||
Owned by | Keighley & Worth Valley Preservation Society | ||||
Stations | 6 | ||||
Length | 5 mi (8 km) | ||||
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||||
Commercial history | |||||
Opened | 13 April 1867 | ||||
1881 | Midland Railway takes over ownership of line | ||||
1883 | Keighley Station opened in current location | ||||
1884 | Great Northern Railway extended into Keighley via part of the Worth Valley Branch | ||||
1892 | Mytholmes Tunnel built | ||||
1923 | LMS takes over ownership / operation of line | ||||
1948 | BR takes over ownership / operation of line | ||||
1960 | Diesel Railcars introduced | ||||
Closed to passengers | 30 December 1961 | ||||
Closed | June 1962 | ||||
Preservation history | |||||
1962 | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society formed | ||||
1968 | Worth Valley Branch reopened | ||||
1971 | Damems loop built | ||||
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http://www.kwvr.co.uk/ | |||||
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