Midweek Diesel

Let the train take the strain.

On selected Wednesdays, a heritage Diesel will run a passenger service, working to the Yellow Timetable.

There’s plenty to keep you busy at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, whatever the weather.

  • Five miles of heritage railway to journey along
  • Six individual stations, full of character
  • An Exhibition Shed displaying vintage coaches and historic engines
  • The Carriage Works Museum, one of the finest collections of restored railway carriages
  • The Engine Shed is full of exhibits and memorabilia of how railways used to be
  • Gift shops at Haworth & Oxenhope
  • Buffet Car at Oxenhope & On-Station buffet at Keighley
  • The Tea Hut at Oakworth Station

One of the below trains will be in service; visit the Weekly Roster to learn more.

DATES

Wednesday 10th, 17th, 24th April
Wednesday 1th, 8th, 15th & 22nd May
Wednesday 25th September
Wednesday 2nd, 9th, 16th & 24th October
Book Tickets

144011 BR Diesel Multiple Unit Class 144

The Class 144 Diesel Multiple Unit was built in 1986 to operate local services in West Yorkshire. It was a joint venture between British Rail (who produced the underframes in Derby) and Walter Alexander & Co (who made the bodies in Falkirk). Final assembly and fitting out were done in Derby by British Rail. The unit was based at Neville Hill depot in Leeds for its whole working life before being withdrawn in 2020, after 34 years of service.

M79964 Waggon & Maschinenbau Diesel Railbus

Most rural branch lines had a low passenger carrying figures, and the answer seemed to come in the way of single-car diesel railbuses – effectively a bus on rails. However, these did not stem the tide of closures; the railbuses and the branch lines they served disappeared into history.

First introduced in 1956, the last of the Class 101 multiple units was not withdrawn until 2003, 47 years after its introduction. Found almost everywhere, the use of the class was notably concentrated on services in the east of Scotland, West Midlands, North East and West Yorkshire.

Event Information

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

TICKETON THE DAYONLINE 3 DAYS IN ADVANCE
Adult£22.00£19.80
Child (5-15)£11.00£9.90
Child under 5FREEFREE
One Adult & One Child£27.50£24.75
Two Adults & Three Children£55.00£49.50
Local Resident Card Holder & Members£11.00N/A

If you live in Postcode areas BD20, BD21 or BD22,  you can take advantage of special reduced fares by having 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 – Keighley Railway Station, Station Bridge, Keighley, BD21 4HP
  • INGROW – Ingrow Railway Station, South Street, Ingrow, Keighley, BD21 5AX
  • OAKWORTH – Oakworth Railway Station, Station Road, Oakworth, Keighley, BD22 0DZ
  • HAWORTH – The Railway Station, Station Road, Haworth, Keighley, BD22 8NJ
  • OXENHOPE – Oxenhope Railway Station, Station Road, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9LB

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

All dates apart from 17th April, 15th & 22nd May

  Notes:
Oxenhope d
1000
1100
1200
1330
1430
1530
Haworth  d
1005
1105
1205
1335
1435
1535
Oakworth d
1008 
1108
1208
1338
1438
1538
Damems d
1010x
1110x
1210x
1340x
1440x
1540x
Ingrow West d
1013
1113
1213
1343
1443
1543
Keighley a
1020
1120
1220
1350
1450
1550
  Notes:
Keighley d
1030
1130
1230
1400
1500
1600
Ingrow West d
1035
1135
1235
1405
1505
1605
Damems d
1038x
1138x
1238x
1408x
1508x
1608x
Oakworth d
1041
1141
1241
1411
1511
1611
Haworth d
1045
1145
1245
1415
1515
1615
Oxenhope a
1050
1150
1250
1420
1520
1620

Key:

a Arrival Time
d Departure Time
x Request Stop. To board a train, inform the station staff. To alight from a train, inform the Train Guard before the train leaves the previous station.
Connections with National Rail services to Leeds, Bradford, Skipton & beyond
Alight at Ingrow for “Rail Story” museums & exhibitions.
Diesel Train

17th April, 15th & 22nd May Only

  Notes:
Haworth  d
1005
1105
1205
1335
1435
1535
Oakworth d
1008 
1108
1208
1338
1438
1538
Damems d
1010x
1110x
1210x
1340x
1440x
1540x
Ingrow West d
1013
1113
1213
1343
1443
1543
Keighley a
1020
1120
1220
1350
1450
1550
  Notes:
Keighley d
1030
1130
1230
1400
1500
1600
Ingrow West d
1035
1135
1235
1405
1505
1605
Damems d
1038x
1138x
1238x
1408x
1508x
1608x
Oakworth d
1041
1141
1241
1411
1511
1611
Haworth a 
1045
1145
1245
1415
1515
1615