The setting sun lights the face of ex-LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0 tank No.47279 as she leaves Keighley. She is piloting BR 'Standard' 2-6-4 tank No.80002 but that locomotive is content to lurk in the shadow... (more)
Any British railway enthusiast fortunate enough to remember the era will recall images such as this at myriads of quiet railway stations dotted throughout the United Kingdom. Far from being a rari... (more)
The steep gradient of Oakworth bank provides possibly the most favoured photographic location on the KWVR. The slopes are usually carpeted in hues of glowing 'hi-viz' orange! On this occasion I fo... (more)
Leaving Keighley on a sharp, flange-squealing curve, trains are immediately faced with a 1 in 58 gradient. On one of the KWVR's wonderful 'gala' days, 'Jinty' 0-6-0 tank of 1924 shows her Midland ... (more)
The look of 'back then' can seldom be recaptured as realistically as by the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. The epitome of a semi-rural branch line, virtually everything about this image is auth... (more)