Summer Steam
Come & take the train, the perfect summer break away!
There’s plenty to keep you busy at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, whatever the summer weather decides to do!
Trains run every day from Saturday 22nd July until Sunday 3rd September.
Over the Summer Holidays, we will run passenger services daily, with a mixture of steam engines and heritage diesel. Bring the whole family (even the dog is welcome!) for an adventure through the Worth Valley and beyond.
- Experience the sound & smell of a steam railway.
- 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
- On train Buffet Car, selling real ale, drinks, snacks & confectionary.
The Tea-Hut, Oakworth
Sit a while and enjoy a nice cup of tea outside the station’s new Tea-Hut. Enjoy the spirit of a proper country station and the open spaces of the Worth Valley as well as top-quality coffee, Ice-Cream, snacks & confectionery.
- Yorkshire Dales Ice Cream
- Sandwiches made to order
- Tasty Cake
- Proper Ground Coffee
- Speciality Teas
Open from the first train to the last train, approx. 10.00 am until 4.00 pm, a little later on the weekend.
Exhibition Shed, Oxenhope
While locomotives are waiting for their place in the restoration queue, they are kept in our Exhibition Shed so that you can get a close-up view of these engineering marvels. Access to the Exhibition Shed is free and a great family experience.
Locomotives currently in the shed include:
43924 Midland Railway 4F
118 ‘Brussels’ LMR Austerity
51218 L&Y ‘Pug’
48431 LMS 8F
The Exhibition Shed is open every running day throughout the summer.
Guided Tours, Oakworth
Returning to Oakworth Station in 2023 are guided tours around the station and the Goods Shed. Now you can take a peek behind the scenes, including one of the best examples of an Edwardian-style booking office, the goods shed and level crossing workings!
Starting 22nd July, on Wednesdays & Saturdays.
Approximate times on selected dates will be 1110, 1200, 1250, 1355, 1445 and 1530, allowing for the Keighley and Oxenhope services to arrive.
The Old Parcels Office, Keighley
The Old Parcels Office overlooks Keighley Station from the bridge between Platforms 3 and 4, providing the perfect location to grab a bite to eat or drink between the trains.
Throughout the day, you can sit back and relax with a choice of coffees, including tasty Gingerbread or Caramel Lattes. If you fancy Tea instead, you’ll be able to have a proper Yorkshire Brew with Taylor’s of Harrogate. Not forgetting the kids, they’ll be able to enjoy a Hot Chocolate topped with whipped cream!
The Old Parcels Office will serve meals all day to keep you fuelled up, from a light bite to a three-course meal, depending on how much fuel you need!
If you are looking for a light bite, you’ll be drawn to the Sandwiches, Salads and Jacket Potatoes with various fillings and flavours, hopefully, something for everyone. If you are after ‘something proper’, look no further than The Firebox Braised Steak or The Drivers Roast, not forgetting The Firemans Roast for the kids…
If you have worked up a thirst with all the comings and goings of Steam Trains, hand-pulled real ale, a choice of real bottled ale, lagers, and ciders will quench your thirst.
Vintage Carriages Trust
The Carriage Works holds the Trust’s collection of nine historic railway carriages, three small industrial steam locomotives, a 1950s diesel railbus and a group of railway posters and other miscellaneous railway items.
The Museum of Rail Travel is part of Rail Story and is open every day except Christmas Day. There is a small charge for entry to the museum, but it is free to passengers on the railway who hold a Day Rover ticket.
Free Activities
There will be FREE activities and events for children in the Learning Coach during the summer holidays.
The Coach at Ingrow West Station will host activities between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm on 9th-11th, 15th-17th, 21st-23rd, 25th-26th & 28th-30th August.
The Learning Coach Lego and Train sets, drawing, colouring, and sticking will also be available.
On the 16th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd of August, you can Make & Take your own lanyard. Are you a driver or a guard?
Bahamas Locomotive Society
The Engine Shed is an accredited museum that houses numerous displays and artefacts from the age of Steam. Throughout the museum, you can follow a route to guide you through the exhibits and memorabilia to experience how railways used to be. The path will help you understand the history of the railways, the steam locomotive, and the lives of the people who built, operated and maintained them. There are several display cabinets for you to browse so you can take your time and gain a real insight into how things used to be.