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Not wishing to hijack anyone else's thread (and not having found one, anyway!) I have started my own, to show early pictures taken on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Please feel free to add your own photos. 

 

I'll start off with some b&w pictures taken over the weekend of 4th and 5th May 1991, when the active locos were Standard 4 No 75078 (running tender-first up the bank to Oxenhope) and USA tank No 30072.

 

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75078 departs Keighley

 

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75078 gets into her stride shortly after leaving Keighley

 

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75078 between Haworth and Oxenhope

 

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75078 returning between Oxenhope and Haworth

 

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75078 approaching Keighley

 

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...and arriving at Keighley station

 

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30072 departing Keighley

 

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..and between Haworth and Oxenhope

 

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20 minutes ago, Pandora said:

My first trip on the KWVR was a lively run behind Manchester Ship Canal Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T 31. in or around 1969.  What a little fighter, punching well above its weight!

 

Hence being known as 'Mighty Mouse' at that time.

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The following four were taken on 1st May 1976, when 'Austerity' 2-8-0 No 1931 was in action, the number at the time being the one it bore when purchased from the Swedish State Railways. This was a brief visit with friends, on our way to photograph 4472 and 790 in action on BR in the Carnforth area.

The locations I will quote are educated guesses - please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

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Climbing south through Damems station

 

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Between Haworth and Oxenhope

 

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Returning north just after leaving Haworth

 

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Passing Damems loop

 

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I visited the line in 1987 over the Easter weekend, when the locos in action were 0-6-0WT 'Bellerophon', 4F 0-6-0 No 43294, Ivatt 2-6-2T No 41241 and 'Austerity' 0-6-0ST 'Corby' (which I later identified as RSH No 7761 of 1954 which is now at the GCR(Nottingham). 

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'Bellerophon with its 2-coach train at Keighley on 18th April

 

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Seen from the train headed by 'Bellerophon', No 41241 enters the passing loop at Damems on 18th April

 

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'Bellerophon' after arrival at Haworth on 18th April

 

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No 43924 awaiting its next outing in Haworth shed yard on 18th April

 

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No 41241 and 'Corby' climbing away from Keighley on 20th April

 

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...and again, shortly after leaving Haworth

 

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No 43924 arriving at Keighley on 20th April

 

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.. and prior to running round its train

 

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'Corby' and No 41241 arriving at Keighley on 20th April

 

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Some colour pics. from the 1980s...

 

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The S160 departs Keighley on 7th June 1981..

 

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..followed by 75078 at the same spot

 

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..and approaching Haworth on the same day

 

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'Bellerophon' at Keighley on 18th April 1987

 

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'Austerity' 0-6-0ST 'Brussels' at Keighley on 23rd April 1987

 

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34092 'City of Wells' climbing away from Keighley on 29th May 1989

 

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Those are some wonderful pictures! I'm local to the KWVR, it's remarkable how some locations have barely changed, whilst others are very different; tree growth especially.

What's also remarkable is the mix of smaller, more colourful locomotives too, most of which have moved on or been retired now.

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14 hours ago, ajwffc said:

Nice picture. Also am i the only one that thinks the WD Austerity 2-8-0 looks better in it's SJ condition.

 

Thanks - also, have you noticed that the WD still had its 6-wheel tender in my 1976 pictures? (as opposed to the current 8-wheels).

 

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I visited the line on 1st October 1994 in really dull, occasionally rainy weather. As a result I had to uprate my b&w film to get decent fast shutter speeds - hence the grainy effect (which some people like, i suppose!)

Super power that day was provided by 45596 'Bahamas' double-heading with 5305 'Alderman AE Draper'.

 

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Photographed from the train, the two locos depart Keighley

 

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Here's a close-up showing the crew of the 'Jubilee' at Haworth..

 

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..and the 'Black Five'

 

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Here's a surprise in Haworth yard

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Still life in the loco shed - this must be 78022

 

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48431 departs north from Haworth

 

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On 12/04/2020 at 23:22, Trev52A said:

The following four were taken on 1st May 1976, when 'Austerity' 2-8-0 No 1931 was in action, the number at the time being the one it bore when purchased from the Swedish State Railways. This was a brief visit with friends, on our way to photograph 4472 and 790 in action on BR in the Carnforth area.

The locations I will quote are educated guesses - please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

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Climbing south through Damems station

 

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Between Haworth and Oxenhope

 

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Returning north just after leaving Haworth

 

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Passing Damems loop

 

Trevor

I notice that the Swedish WD has a 6-wheel tender. Was it oil or coal-powered? Great photos btw.

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15 hours ago, 88D said:

I notice that the Swedish WD has a 6-wheel tender. Was it oil or coal-powered? Great photos btw.

I have never seen anything to suggest oil-firing on this loco was used on the KWVR (perhaps I will shortly!) so I have always assumed it was normal coal-fired. And thanks for the kind comment!

As a matter of interest, can someone say where the current tender came from? Is it the original which has been much altered?

 

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2 hours ago, Trev52A said:

I have never seen anything to suggest oil-firing on this loco was used on the KWVR (perhaps I will shortly!) so I have always assumed it was normal coal-fired. And thanks for the kind comment!

As a matter of interest, can someone say where the current tender came from? Is it the original which has been much altered?

 

Trevor

Believe the chassis came from the Hoogovens steel works at Ijmuiden in the Netherlands. Was used as an ingot carrier and originated from one of the NS owned Austerities. 

The body was built by apprentices at Corus Scunthorpe.

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5 hours ago, Simon Lee said:

Believe the chassis came from the Hoogovens steel works at Ijmuiden in the Netherlands. Was used as an ingot carrier and originated from one of the NS owned Austerities. 

The body was built by apprentices at Corus Scunthorpe.

 

7 hours ago, Trev52A said:

I have never seen anything to suggest oil-firing on this loco was used on the KWVR (perhaps I will shortly!) so I have always assumed it was normal coal-fired. And thanks for the kind comment!

As a matter of interest, can someone say where the current tender came from? Is it the original which has been much altered?

 

Trevor

http://www.ten.rhrp.org.uk/tens/TenderInfo.asp?Ref=249

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4 hours ago, Trev52A said:

 

Excellent - Many thanks for providing this link. 

I had read (I think on the KWVR site) that the original 4 axle tender had been cut down (shortened to 3 axles) to fit the Swedish turntables when it was in use over there.

 

Cheers

Trevor 

that is what i heard/read as well 

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I've really enjoyed seeing your photos, particularly those evocative B&W's.  Because of the lockdown I've started to scan some of my (c.8000) slides from 1969 onwards.  A couple of early KWVR ones from 1971 are attached.

Cheers,

Ray.

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01-71-05 KWVR Lord Mayor Haworth 1971.jpg

01-71-09 KWVR Oakworth 1971.jpg

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On 20/04/2020 at 10:42, Trev52A said:

 

Thanks - also, have you noticed that the WD still had its 6-wheel tender in my 1976 pictures? (as opposed to the current 8-wheels).

 

Trevor

First I have heard of a 6 wheeler. Can anyone enlighten me?

Sorry, should have read to the end!

Perhaps it was because I remember it in a rather gloomy shed with narrow aisles that I never noticed the stumpy tender at the time.

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I notice there aren't many photos of the garish carriages they had.

 

I can't remember what they were as I was only about seven or eight. but they were painted colours such as orange, bright blue, red, light green (not SR).

 

A red with yellow stripe one is visible here. Possibly at the more acceptable end of liveries.

 

On 12/04/2020 at 23:22, Trev52A said:

 

 

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Between Haworth and Oxenhope

 

 

 

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Passing Damems loop

 

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The coach with the cream strip is the Class 101 DMU buffet car.  The old panelled coaches in garish livery were the Metropolitan Railway ones, mostly properly rebuilt now.  The Bulleid coach was a funny light green too, for a while IIRC!  It's beautiful now, in theVCT museum in blood and custard - superb restoration.

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I came across this one yesterday - don't even remember taking it!  Nice to see a Gresley brake behind the loco.

Ray.

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41241 at Keighley 1972 or 73

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