Diesel & Ale Day

Real Ale & Heritage Diesel Days!

If you love diesel locomotives and ale, this is the perfect event for you.

On various dates, we will be running a diesel locomotive-hauled service throughout the day, featuring either our Class 37 or Class 14, when we will serve you the finest cask ales from our on-train bar as you travel through the Bronte countryside.

There is also a steam train running, see the timetable.

Dates

TBC 2025

ale

This will be confirmed close to the 2025 dates.


LOCOMOTIVES

D9520 BR Class 14 ‘Teddy Bear’

D9520 was completed at Swindon Works on 11th November 1964 and initially allocated to Cardiff Canton. In January 1967, it was transferred to Hull with
other members of the Class for work in the North East Region but was withยญdrawn from BR service there in April 1968.

Purchased by Stewart& Lloyds Minerals Ltd. the loco arrived, in company with D9523 at Glendon Quarries near Kettering on 16th December 1968, where it became No. 24 (Plant No. 8311/24) and was used to haul wagons of ironยญstone from the quarries to the exchange sidings, from where BR then hauled the trains to Corby Iron and Steel Works.

37075 BR Class 37 Diesel Electric

Introduced in 1959, the Class 37 (English Electric Type 3) has outlasted almost all the other classes of mainline locomotives introduced as part of the BR modernisation plan of 1955.

During its โ€˜national serviceโ€™ life, 37 075 was allocated to nine different locations but as some were visited on more than one occasion, the total number of moves was 13. And that nomadic life continued into preservation, with Haworth being its fifth location.

Arriving on the KWVR in 2012, 37 075 was purchased by a consortium of KWVR volunteers and moved it to Haworth. The largest Diesel Locomotive on the railway also found on fame on the small screen, masquerading as Class 40 D326, in BBC drama โ€˜The Great Train Robberyโ€™.

EVENT INFORMATION

Day rover fares  (Book your tickets online three days in advance & save 10%!)

TICKETON THE DAYONLINE 3 DAYS IN ADVANCE
Adultยฃ22.00ยฃ19.80
Child (5-15)ยฃ11.00ยฃ9.90
Child under 5FREEFREE
Family Offers
One Adult & One Childยฃ27.50ยฃ24.75
Two Adults and Three Childrenยฃ55.00ยฃ49.50
Local Resident Card Holder & Membersยฃ11.00N/A

If you live in Postcode areas BD20, BD21 or BD22,  you can take advantage of special reduced fares by being in possession of a Local Residents Railcard. Find out more information about how to apply on the website.

Car parks are available at five of the KWVR stations and for the benefit of satellite navigation system users, the KWVR station addresses & postcodes are:

  • KEIGHLEY โ€“ Keighley Railway Station, Station Bridge, Keighley, BD21 4HP
  • INGROW โ€“ Ingrow Railway Station, South Street, Ingrow, Keighley, BD21 5AX
  • OAKWORTH โ€“ Oakworth Railway Station, Station Road, Oakworth, Keighley, BD22 0DZ
  • HAWORTH โ€“ The Railway Station, Station Road, Haworth, Keighley, BD22 8NJ
  • OXENHOPE โ€“ Oxenhope Railway Station, Station Road, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9LB

You can find out more information about getting the railway, in the dedicated travel section.

  Notes:
Oxenhope d
1000
1050
1140
1230
1335
1425
1515
1600
1645
Haworth  d
0916
1006
1056
1146
1236
1341
1431
1521
1606
1651
Oakworth d
0919
1009
1059
1149
1239
1344
1434
1524
1609
1654
Damems d
0923x
1013x
1103x
1153x
1243x
1348x
1438x
1528x
1613x
1658x
Ingrow West d
0926
1016
1106
1156
1246
1351
1441
1531
1616
1701
Keighley a
0935
1025
1115
1205
1255
1400
1450
1540
1625
1710

  Notes:
Keighley d
1000
1050
1140
1230
1335
1425
1515
1600
1645
1730
Ingrow West d
1006
1050
1146
1236
1341
1431
1521
1606
1651
1736
Damems d
1010x
1100x
1150x
1240x
1345x
1435x
1525x
1610x
1655x
1740x
Oakworth d
1016
1105
1155
1245
1350
1440
1530
1615
1700
1745
Haworth d
1020
1110
1200
1250
1355
1445
1535
1620
1705
1750
Oxenhope a
1025
1115
1205
1255
1400
1450
1540
1625
1710
1755