Vintage Trains

Vintage Trains through the summer!

Step back in time on selected weekends.

On successive weekends in 2024, Vintage Trains will operate using a selection from our collection of historic older coaches, many of which date back to Victorian times and rarely see public use. These carriages form part of the Railway’s museum collection, including carriages from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust (L&YRT) and the Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT).

Dates

20th & 21st July
27th & 28th July
3rd & 4th August
10th & 11th August
17th & 18th August
Book Tickets

LOCOMOTIVES

1054 LNWR ‘Coal Tank’

Built-in 1888, reprieved from the scrap man by WW2 in 1939, 1054 eventually served the national network for 70 years before passing into preservation after being sent for scrap for the second time.

Initially privately preserved, 1054 was given to the National Trust and, in time, passed into the stewardship of the Bahamas Locomotive Society at Dinting, testimony to the care bestowed on their own locomotive, 45596 ‘Bahamas’.

Built: 1888 Crewe

85 Taff Vale Railway Class 02

Having originally been built for the Taff Vale Railway, 85 was sold by the Great Western Railway into colliery service in the North East before entering preservation by the KWVR in 1970.

Built for service in the Welsh Valleys north of Cardiff, no. 85 was deemed surplus to requirements at the time of the grouping in 1923 and was withdrawn by the Great Western Railway in 1927. In 1929, now numbered 426, it made the long journey north to the Durham coalfields, where it remained in service, as NCB no. 52, until 1968.

Salvation came in 1970 when 85 was bought by the KWVR and brought to Haworth for a new life on passenger services.

Built: 1899 Glasgow

52044 Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 25 ‘Ironclad’

As 52044 this engine became subject to one of the earliest private locomotive purchase schemes established in the country and was one of the earliest arrivals on the nascent KWVR.

Affectionately known as ‘The Green Dragon’ in ‘The Railway Children’ film, 957 was restored to working order at Haworth Yard and took its place in the delayed 50th-anniversary celebrations of The Railway Children in 2021.

Built: 1887 Beyer Peacock

Rolling Stock

The Rolling Stock is expected to include carriages from The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Trust and The Vintages Carriages Trust.

The Old Gents Saloon

LNER saloon 21661, more famously known as the Old Gentleman’s Saloon in the Railway Children film, is arguably the oldest operational standard gauge passenger coach in the world and seats just 14 people.

1474 Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Brake Third

LYR 1474 Hughes taper-end Brake Third was built in 1910 at Newton Heath Works. Bogie Brake Third has five passenger compartments and a Guard and luggage compartment.

47 Blackpool Club Carriage

L&YR no. 47, this Blackpool Club Car was built in 1912 for the exclusive use of businessmen commuting between Blackpool and Manchester. It ended its working life in 1951, being sold for use as a cricket pavilion and then brought to the Railway by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust in 1993 where a full restoration was completed in 2011

1507 6 Wheel 5 Compartment Third

Built probably in 1882 at the L&Y Newton Heath works, after nearly 30 years of service, the underframe was removed and the body relocated to Valley Gardens, Hapton near Burnley, where initially, from around 1910, it provided accommodation for newly-employed miners.

465 Metropolitan Railway Nine Compartment Third

This carriage and the other two “Dreadnought” carriages represent the pinnacle of the Metropolitan Railway’s coaching stock. In the late 19th century, the Metropolitan Railway pushed northwest from London towards Aylesbury and beyond. It eventually met up with the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway (or Great Central Railway, as it was by then), itself pushing south.

BRASS BANDS

  • Sat 20th July – Haworth Brass Band 
  • Sun 21st July – Lofthouse 2000 Brass Band
  • Sat 27th July – Linthwaite Brass Band
  • Sun 28th July – Haworth Brass Band
  • Sat 3rd August – Clifton and Lightcliffe 
  • Sun 4th August – Linthwaite Brass Band
  • Sat 10th August – Queensbury Music Center 
  • Sun 11th August – Clifton and Lightcliffe 
  • Sat 17th August – Queensbury Music Center 
  • Sun 18th August – Haworth Brass Band. 

EVENT INFORMATION

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

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

Normal fares operate with standard discounts for local resident cardholders and members. 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.

The very nature of the vintage carriages fleet is that the coaches come from an age where access for disabled passengers was not a priority. Therefore, as the vehicles are restored to their original condition, those wishing to travel onboard our vintage train and have a disability may have difficulty boarding it.

In addition, those disabled passengers with wheelchairs or motorised ‘buggies’ should be aware that the nature of the coaches means there is nowhere to store either wheelchairs or ‘buggies’ on the train, except in the guard’s van. Please speak to a station staff member who may be able to assist.

The vintage coaches that make up the Vintage Train were built-in an age when children’s pushchairs and buggies were a thing of the future and, as the vehicles that make up the train are restored to their original condition, there is no provision, except in the guard’s van, on the train to store them whilst you enjoy your journey back in time. Please speak to a station staff member who may be able to assist.

Due to the age and delicate nature of the vintage carriages used on Vintage Train services, dogs are not able to travel in some carriages.

We recognise that these dogs provide valuable assistance for the sight-impaired and those with hearing loss, epilepsy, diabetes, physical mobility problems and more. Assistance Dogs are welcome on ALL KWVR trains, for which no charge is made.