FIFTY years of the revived Keighley & Worth Valley Railway were celebrated in style with a re-enactment of the line's re-opening in 1968.

Snaking around the vast region’s moorland is Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (KWVR), a five-mile train line that was once used to serve many of the woollen mills around the area.

And over 120 volunteers took part daily, carrying out a wide range of tasks. The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway has been operating since 1968, six years after the former branch line had closed.

Bradford 2025: I travelled on the 1950s Keighley and Worth Valley Railway steam train made famous by The Railway Children and Peaky Blinders Ad Feature by Bradford 2025 Published 7th May 2025, 20: ...

It starts at Keighley railway station where there is free parking for rail-users. Allow 90 minutes to drive to the station from York. Boarding one of the steam-hauled trains run by the Keighley ...

It’s full steam ahead for this weekend’s Keighley and Worth Valley Railway’s annual Steam Gala. All Sections. News you can trust since 1754. Sign In. Support Us.

A Bradford 2025 spokesperson said the show would begin when audience members board a steam train at Keighley Station, then travel the full length of the Worth Valley Railway.