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Railway Children Bank Holiday Celebration

For this weekend only, Up to two children (aged 5-15) dressed as wartime evacuees will enjoy a free day rover on the Keighley Worth Valley Railway when accompanied by an adult with a full price Day Rover ticket.

This year, a dual celebration will be held over the August Bank Holiday weekend, celebrating the 1970s film “The Railway Children” which shot the KWVR to international stardom and won the hearts of millions. Alongside that, we will be celebrating “The Railway Children Return”, a brand new feature film set for release in the summer of 2022.

Across the bank holiday weekend, see re-enactments and locomotives featured in both films & visit Oakworth Station, the home of the “Railway Children”.

Dates

Saturday 27th August

Sunday 28th August

Monday 29th August

Book Tickets

‘Big Jim’

Our lovable rogue, Big Jim, is the steam locomotive that features in one of the major scenes in the Railway Children Return, where the children stop the military train that Lily and Abe are being held captive on. Built by the Americans for the war effort in the 1940s, Big Jim can be seen hauling trains all weekend.

‘The Evacuee Carriage’

The carriage used in the Railway Children Return’ will be available to ride in on trains throughout the weekend. Please check the timetable for which trains have this vehicle on.

The Railway Children Return is themed around Children being evacuated from cities to the country. For this weekend, only Children Travel Free when dressed as wartime evacuees.

‘Thomas’s secret hideout’

The brake van used in the Railway Children Return is on display at Oakworth station for you to climb into and imagine yourself in the scenes from the film. You can access this all weekend.

‘The 4F Steam locomotive.’

This steam engine features in several scenes in The Railway Children Return. This locomotive is now in need of a rebuild and isn’t able to Steam anymore. You can see it on display in our Exhibition shed at Oxenhope.

‘The American Military Train’

The Military train in the Railway Children Return will be carrying out demonstration runs Hauled by Big Jim on the line on Monday 29^th August. Look at our timetable and find the best spot to watch this train pass. It won’t be possible to travel on this train; however, seeing the spectacle of it pass will undoubtedly be worth the wait!

Keep an eye out for the American military police, who will be travelling around the Railway by road on Monday in their Jeep!

The Metropolitan Carriages

The KWVR is lucky to have access to some beautiful carriages from the Vintage Carriages Trust, which will be in use this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. These carriages featured in the first film and were seen with many people waving their hankies…!

Check our timetables to see when you can ride in these fantastic vehicles.

‘The Scotch Flyer’

‘It’s all uphill to Scotland!’

The Scotch Flyer will be steaming through the Worth Valley on Saturday & Sunday, non-stop through Oakworth Station! We’re sure ‘Perks will be about’.

‘The Old Gents Saloon’

The carriage featured in The Railway Children carrying the Old Gentleman that the children waved to. The carriage will be displayed in Oxenhope Exhibition Shed, and you’ll be able to climb onboard and explore, along with a volunteer to tell you about the carriage and its history.

OAKWORTH STATION

The place to visit over the weekend is, of course, the iconic Oakworth station. Featuring in both Films as ‘Oakworth’, you can see the locations used for many scenes in the old and new films.

Make sure you have your camera phone and take some selfies! You can upload these to Social Media and tag us; they’ll feature on our new visitor gallery.

Oakworth’s new tea hut will be open during the weekend, serving hot and cold drinks, Yorkshire Dales Ice Cream, sandwiches, cakes and snacks – an ideal location to spend an hour!

Guided Tours of the station will be taking place daily, giving you information on the station’s history and some facts you won’t have heard of!

DAMEMS STATION

This station’s road crossing is featured in the Railway Children Return when the US military police stop the train that Lily and Abe are travelling to Liverpool on.

Damems is the UK’s smallest full station and is a lovely place to spend a few minutes when changing trains. There is a lovely footpath nearby where you can see the trains passing.

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN

On Monday 29^th August, the Children who play the characters Thomas, Pattie and Ted will visit the KWVR to participate in activities. A book and merchandise signing with the children will take place between 12:00 and 14:00 in the Secret Hideout vehicle. You’ll be able to buy merchandise at Oakworth station on the day.

The Producer

Jemma Rodgers, the producer for the new film, will be visiting on Sunday and Monday and will be doing a short talk on the film from concept to delivery at 11 am and 1pm, at Oakworth Station.

The Railway Children (1970)

The 1970 film version of Edith Nesbit’s story The Railway Children brought the Keighley & Worth Valley into the limelight, with the railway and the surrounding valley used as the backdrop for the film. The story revolves around a family with three children – Roberta (also known as Bobbie), Peter and Phyllis; their father was arrested on suspicion of being a spy.

The mother hides this from the rest of the family, and they had to move to the countryside due to becoming impoverished. They move to a cottage called Three Chimneys in Yorkshire near Oakworth Railway Station. The rest is history…

The Railway Children Return (2022)

The Railway Children Return will take audiences on an exciting and heart-warming journey in which a group of children are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during World War 2, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home….

Production company Studio Canal has released the first trailer of The Railway Children Return, filmed along the railway and surrounding areas. Multiple trailers have been released during the run-up to the film’s scheduled release date on 15h July 2022.

The Railway Children Return is helmed by BAFTA-winning director Morgan Matthews and written by BAFTA-winning Danny Brocklehurst.

Starring Sheridan Smith, Jenny Agutter (who returns as Bobbie from the original beloved family classic), Tom Courtenay and a new generation of Railway Children!

EVENT INFORMATION

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.

	Notes:
Oxenhope	d	–	1000	1045	1135	1225	1310	1355	1445	1530	1615	1715
Haworth	d	0925	1006	1051	1145	1231	1316	1401	1451	1536	1621	1721
Oakworth	d	0928	1009	1054	1148	1234	1319	1404	1454	1539	1624	1724
Damems	d	0930x	1013x	1057x	1152x	1239x	1323x	1407x	1457x	1544x	1627x	1727x
Ingrow West	d	0934	1016	1101	1156	1243	1326	1411	1501	1548	1631	1731
Keighley	d	0940	1025	1110	1205	1250	1335	1420	1510	1555	1640	1740

	Notes:							Scotch Flyer
Keighley	d	–	1000	1045	1140	1230	1310	1355	1445	1535	1615	1655	1800
Ingrow West	d	0925	1006	1051	1146	1236	1316	–	1451	1541	1621	1701	1806
Damems	d	0928x	1009x	1054x	1149x	1239x	1319x	–	1454x	1544x	1624x	–	1809x
Oakworth	d	0933	1015	1100	1155	1245	1326	–	1500	1553	1630	–	1815
Haworth	d	0936	1019	1103	1159	1249	1329	1419	1504	1559	1634	–	1819
Oxenhope	d	0941	1025	1115	1205	1255	1335	1425	1510	1605	1640	–	1825

Key

		5820 ‘Big Jim’ and Chatham – TSO 33 – RMB – TSO 36 – TSO 39
		37075 BR Class 37 and BS10 – S16 – Metropolitan Railway Brake 427 – Metropolitan Railway 465 – Metropolitan Railway 509
		85 TVR Class 02 and BS10 – S16 – Metropolitan Railway Brake 427 – Metropolitan Railway 465 – Metropolitan Railway 509
		Emergency Stopping the train at Oakworth Station
		Scotch Flyer ‘Express Service’

	Notes:
Oxenhope	d	–	1000	1045	1135	1225	1310	1355	1445	1530	1615	1715
Haworth	d	0925	1006	1051	1145	1231	1316	1401	1451	1536	1621	1721
Oakworth	d	0928	1009	1054	1148	1234	1319	1404	1454	1539	1624	1724
Damems	d	0930x	1013x	1057x	1152x	1239x	1323x	1407x	1457x	1544x	1627x	1727x
Ingrow West	d	0934	1016	1101	1156	1243	1326	1411	1501	1548	1631	1731
Keighley	d	0940	1025	1110	1205	1250	1335	1420	1510	1555	1640	1740

	Notes:							Scotch Flyer
Keighley	d	–	1000	1045	1140	1230	1310	1355	1445	1535	1615	1655	1800
Ingrow West	d	0925	1006	1051	1146	1236	1316	–	1451	1541	1621	1701	1806
Damems	d	0928x	1009x	1054x	1149x	1239x	1319x	–	1454x	1544x	1624x	–	1809x
Oakworth	d	0933	1015	1100	1155	1245	1326	–	1500	1553	1630	–	1815
Haworth	d	0936	1019	1103	1159	1249	1329	1419	1504	1559	1634	–	1819
Oxenhope	d	0941	1025	1115	1205	1255	1335	1425	1510	1605	1640	–	1825

Key

		5820 ‘Big Jim’ and Chatham – TSO 33 – RMB – TSO 36 – TSO 39
		37075 BR Class 37 and BS10 – S16 – Metropolitan Railway Brake 427 – Metropolitan Railway 465 – Metropolitan Railway 509
		85 TVR Class 02 and BS10 – S16 – Metropolitan Railway Brake 427 – Metropolitan Railway 465 – Metropolitan Railway 509
		Emergency Stopping the train at Oakworth Station
		Scotch Flyer ‘Express Service’

	Notes:
Locomotive	–	85	5820	DMU	85	5820	DMU	20031	DMU	85	DMU	5820	DMU	85	5820	85	20031
Type	–	SUB	RMB	DMU	SUB	DEMO	DMU	RMB	DMU	SUB	DMU	RMB	DMU	SUB	RMB	SUB	RMB

Oxenhope	d	–	1005	–	1050	1130	–	1215	–	1300	–	1350	–	1440	1525	1610	1655
Haworth	d	0920	1011	–	1056	1136	–	1221	–	1306	–	1356	–	1446	1531	1616	1701
Oakworth	d	0923	1014	–	1059	1139	–	1224	–	1309	–	1359	–	1449	1534	1619	1704
Damems	d	0929x	1017x	–	1102x	1142x	–	1227x	–	1312x	–	1402x	–	1452x	1538x	1622x	1707x
Ingrow West	d	0933	1021	1045	1105	1146	1209	1231	1252	1316	1340	1406	1430	1456	1541	1626	1710
Keighley	d	0940	1030	1050	1110	1155	1214	1240	1257	1325	1345	1415	1435	1505	1550	1635	1715

	Notes:
Locomotive	–	85	DMU	5820	20031	DMU	85	DMU	5820	DMU	85	DMU	5820	85	5820	5820	85	20031
Type	–	SUB	DMU	DEMO	RMB	DMU	SUB	DMU	RMB	DMU	SUB	DMU	RMB	SUB	RMB	DEMO	SUB	RMB

Keighley	d	1005	1035	1050	1130	1202	1215	1245	1300	1330	1350	1420	1440	1525	1610	1655	1720	1750
Ingrow West	d	1011	1040	–	1136	1207	1221	1250	1305	1335	1356	1425	1446	1531	1616	–	1726	1756
Damems	d	1014x	–	–	1139x	–	1224x	–	1309	–	1359x	–	1449x	1534x	1619x	–	1729x	1759x
Oakworth	d	1020	–	–	1145	–	1230	–	1315	–	1405	–	1455	1541	1625	–	1735	1805
Haworth	d	1025	–	–	1150	–	1235	–	1320	–	1410	–	1500	1544	1629	–	1739	1809
Oxenhope	d	1030	–	1115	1155	–	1240	–	1325	–	1415	–	1505	1550	1635	1720	1745	1815

Key

		5820 ‘Big Jim’ and Chatham – TSO 33 – RMB – TSO 36 – TSO 39
		20031 BR Class 20 and Chatham – TSO 33 – RMB – TSO 36 – TSO 39
		DMU Class 101
		85 TVR Class 02 and BS040 – Jubilee Bar – TSO38 – SLO17 – SLO19
		5820 ‘Big Jim’ and Met Brake – Box Van – Lowmac – Club Car (Please not this is not a passenger service)