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Saturday 17 February 2018

Keighley Worth Valley Railway, Royal visitor

Her Royal Highness traveled through the beautiful Yorkshire countryside to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway to celebrate 50 years since it reopened, after its initial closure in 1961.
The heritage line now welcomes over 120,000 tourists and enthusiasts, with volunteers vital to its success. The Duchess met a number of volunteers who have been restoring engines – projects that are being used to help transfer heritage skills to younger trainee engineers.
Her Royal Highness was then treated to a ride on board locomotive 'No.85', travelling inside Saloon 21661 which is best known as the 'Old Gentlemen's Saloon' in the classic film, The Railway Children, which was filmed on this Yorkshire line.

Many thanks to Tim Rooke for the above picture. 
I met with the Duchess at the yards at Haworth. 
From left to right are Fran Hartley, Fireman, David
Coates, Driver and HRH the Duchess of Cornwall 
Once again many thanks to Tim Rook and the 
Mail Online whose picture this is. 


A quiet Friday at Haworth MPD


The royal Train ex passengers as yet waits in the
loop for the service train to pass on route for 
Keighley


The Royal Train with Passengers departs Haworth
Oxenhope. 

The train was made up of Taff Vale Railway No 85


Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways six wheeler with
the Observation saloon in the rear. In the film of the
Railway Children this was referred to as the 
'Old Man's Saloon'


My good friend and colegue Dave Coats and his 
team were responsible for the restoration of this
very lovely engine of which I have had the
pleasure of helping with one or two bits
and pieces post restoration. 
One of his team Derick Ostick  
assisted Dave yesterday for its royal 
role. You will note the four headlamp code
of such a royal train. 
Dave's fireman was Fran Hartley
who is the Fireman training officer of
the railway




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