K&WVR Locomotive Roster for Saturday 26th - Sunday 27th September 2020

 

Locomotive Roster for Saturday 26th - Sunday 27th September 2020

Visit the 'NEW' www.kwvr.co.uk This weekend roster As seen above 'Ivatt' Class 2MT 2-6-2T 41241 operated the 3 coach vintage train last Saturday with 43924 hauling the standard carriages and Pullman coaches and the vintage train on Sunday. Our ‘Back in Steam’ passenger service continues this week with services between Oxenhope & Keighley alongside the Diesel & Ale service on Saturday. The Diesel & Ale Train is sold out but tickets are still available to pre-book on the steam services, Follow the link below to buy your ticket. The motive power for this weekend’s services will be as follows: Saturday 26th September Steam service - British Railways Standard Class 2MT 2-6-0 78022 (hauling a three coach vintage train) Diesel & Ale Service - British Railways Type 1, Class 20 BO - BO Diesel Electric No. D8031 / 20 031 Diesel & Ale Service - British Railways Type 3, Class 37 CO - CO Diesel Electric No. D6775 / 37 075 Sunday 27th September Steam service - British Railways Standard Class 2MT 2-6-0 78022 (hauling the last vintage train of the year comprising L&Y, Metropolitan and Southern Railway coaches) Timetable – ‘Back in Steam’ Timetable Tickets are still available for the vintage steam services, Saturday 26th September from Keighley and the Sunday 27th September Vintage train from Oxenhope. Details of our 'Back in Steam' services Tickets for October steam services now on sale. Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the advised motive power is available, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway reserve the right to change this when operational circumstances so dictate.

Pullman Dining in October 10th & 24th October Travel and Dine in Style on 10th & 24th October The KWVR are the proud owners of two 1930 Pullman parlour cars, Ann and Mary the were built at a time when travelling and dining on a train meant travelling in style and opulence. This October take a trip back in time and experience dining from a bygone era. The Brunch in the morning or Afternoon Tea, both offering an experience of luxury that most of us can only dream about Find out more & Book your tickets 'The Elf Express', the 2020 KWVR Christmas Experience Santa is back for the 2020 traditional Yuletide season A brand new Christmas adventure is coming to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. The Elf Express will run every weekend from the Saturday 28th November to Sunday 20th December AND this year we are running our special Express train on the run up to Christmas, Monday 21st December – Christmas Eve. Find out more & Book your tickets

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K&WVR Locomotive Roster for Saturday 19th - Sunday 20th September 2020

 

Locomotive Roster for Saturday 19th - Sunday 20th September 2020

Welcome to the new 'News@KWVR' We start this edition with the news that the KWVR has a new look, our all new kwvr.co.uk was launched today. Just like locomotives, websites start to fail and a time comes when patching up is no longer viable. We reached that point about 12 months ago, so we decided to give up on the old website and give the KWVR a new look with a refreshing new approach and a site more easily navigable than the last. We hope you like it Visit the 'NEW' www.kwvr.co.uk This weekend roster Midland Railway 4F was at the head of the Pullman service with 'Ivatt' Class 2MT 2-6-2T 41241 operating the 3 coach vintage train last weekend and our ‘Back in Steam’ passenger service continues this week with services between Oxenhope & Keighley with the same combination of services and locomotives. All tickets are pre-bookable only, follow the link below to buy your ticket. Once again, this weekend we have the added bonus of two train services on Saturday with our Pullman cars, Ann and Mary serving Brunch in the morning and Afternoon Tea in the afternoon to pre-booked passengers. The motive power for this weekend’s services will be as follows: Saturday 19th September Steam service - Midland Railway 4F 0-6-0 43924 (hauling the Pullman coaches and BR compartment carriages) Steam service - British Railways 'Ivatt' Class 2MT 2-6-2T 78022 (hauling a three coach vintage train) Sunday 20th September Steam service - Midland Railway 4F 0-6-0 43924 (hauling the vintage train comprising L&Y, Metropolitan and Southern Railway coaches) Timetable – ‘Back in Steam’ Timetable Tickets are still available for Saturday 19th September from Oxenhope and Keighley and the Sunday 20th September Vintage train which operates from Oxenhope only. Details of our 'Back in Steam' services Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the advised motive power is available, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway reserve the right to change this when operational circumstances so dictate.

Diesel & Ale Saturday 26th September If you love diesel locomotives and ale, this is the perfect event for you. On this day, we will be running a diesel locomotive hauled service throughout the day where we will serve you the finest bottled ales to take with you, as you travel through the Bronte countryside. Your ticket will allow unlimited travel all day behind two mainline diesels, 20 031 and 37 075, and in your own compartment that is yours for the day. Find out more & Book your tickets Travelling in Style 12th & 19th September The KWVR are the proud owners of two 1930 Pullman parlour cars, from a time when travelling and dining on a train meant travelling in style and opulence. This September take a trip back in time and experience dining from a bygone era. The Afternoon Tea service is now sold out, but we still have a few places on our morning Brunch trains on both days Find out more

Civils down at Keighley If it's true that there's no rest for the wicked, then the Civil Gang must a wicked lot. The weekend Civils gang made use of the long layovers at Oxenhope to undertake maintenance to Keighley West Crossover. The Thursday gang, acting as the advance party, dug out the ballast around the timbers to save time on the weekend. Over the weekend we changed four timbers, including the longest one in the crossover which spans all the way under both roads, which was certainly a challenge. We installed new timbers and undertook other heavy maintenance to improve the condition. Another weekend of work remains to change some more timbers, thankfully none quite as long, but a successful weekend all round. We hope you like the new look News@KWVR which, as you can see, gives us a little more flexibility in what we can include. Thank you for supporting the KWVR.

K&WVR Locomotive Roster for Saturday 29th - Monday 31st August and Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd September 2020

 

Locomotive Roster for Saturday 29th - Monday 31st August and Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd September 2020

Welcome to the new 'News@KWVR' Ivatt 2-6-2T 41241 operated on the first days of our re-opening of public services that started on Wednesday 19th August with 43924 taking the honours last weekend and mid-week. Our ‘Back in Steam’ passenger service continues this week with non-stop through services between Oxenhope & Keighley in operation using a selection of compartment coaches. The motive power for all this week’s services will be as follows: Saturday 29th - Monday 31st August Steam service - Midland Railway Class 4F 0-6-0 43924 Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd September: Steam service - Steam service - British Railways Class 2MT 2-6-0 78022 Timetable – ‘Back in Steam’ Timetable NOTE: The 16.00 steam hauled departure from Oxenhope will not operate on Saturday 29th August. Tickets are still available: from Oxenhope, Saturday & Sunday (both limited), Wednesday & Thursday from Keighley, Wednesday & Thursday only Tickets are now also sale for Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September Buy Tickets for KWVR 'Back in Steam' Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the advised motive power is available, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway reserve the right to change this when operational circumstances so dictate.

Travelling in Style 12th & 19th September The KWVR are the proud owners of two 1930 Pullman parlour cars, from a time when travelling and dining on a train meant travelling in style and opulence. This September take a trip back in time and experience dining from a bygone era. Find out more Bridge 11 - the Video Coming up in September Tickets for this Saturday afternoon's diesel hauled train are now sold out. But diesel fans don't despair. We will be announcing soon an all day diesel hauled service taking place at the end of September.

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Locomotive Roster for the weekend Saturday 22nd, Sunday 23rd, Wednesday 26th & Thursday 27th August 2020 by news@kwvr Ivatt 2-6-2T 41241 operated on both days of our re-opening public services that started on Wednesday 19th August. Our 'Back in Steam' passenger service continues this week with non-stop through services between Oxenhope & Keighley in operation using a selection of compartment coaches The motive power for all four days' services will be as follows: Steam service - Midland Railway Class 4F 0-6-0 43924 Timetable - 'Back in Steam' Timetable Tickets are still available: from Oxenhope, Saturday, Wednesday & Thursday from Keighley, Thursday only Whilst every effort will be made to ensure that the advised motive power is available, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway reserve the right to change this when operational circumstances so dictate. news@kwvr | 21 August 2020 at 17:21 | Tags: 43924, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, KWVR, Worth Valley Railway | Categories: 'Back in Steam', 43924 Midland 4F 0-6-0, KWVR, KWVR News, Locomotive Rosters | URL: https://wp.me/p49H9R-2jY

K&WVR Virtual Locomotive Roster for ‘Little Engines’ Gala 11th & 12th July & Wednesday 15th – Friday 17th July 2020 by news@kwvr This week we drop back just three years to 2017 when in early July the KWVR held its first Little Engine's Gala which operated over 3 days, 7th - 9th July. This Gala harked back to the early days of the preserved Railway and the KWVR honoured those early pioneers when the smaller locomotives of the fleet will took centre stage to reflect the days before the larger locomotives ruled the roost. We welcomed two visiting locomotives, both with connections to the Railway but in diverse ways. The first to be announced was ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST 71515 ‘Mech Navvies Ltd’ from the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway a type of engine that featured in the early days of the KWVR with two examples of the class operational during the early years. The second guest locomotive was London & South Western Railway ‘Beattie well tank’ 2-4-0WT 30587 courtesy of the Bodmin & Wenford Railway. These well tanks were never seen in the north of England but similar locomotives, designed and owned by the Midland Railway, operated the branch in the very first years that the Railway was open in the nineteenth century. Although only over two days of our virtual weekend, as well as the two visitors, the home fleet consists of: Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T No. 85 London & North Western Railway 0-6-2T ‘Coal Tank’ No.1054 (courtesy of the Bahamas locomotive society) Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T no. 1704 ‘Nunlow’ (courtesy of the Bahamas locomotive society) ... these latter two now withdrawn for overhaul ... plus some rare passenger workings of our smaller diesel fleet. TVR 0-6-2T no. 85 will have the honours hauling the Wednesday - Friday services between Oxenhope to Keighley after taking part in the Virtual Little Engines Gala.

Virtual Locomotive Roster for ‘Little Engines’ Gala 11th & 12th July & Wednesday 15th – Friday 17th July 2020 by news@kwvr This week we drop back just three years to 2017 when in early July the KWVR held its first Little Engine's Gala which operated over 3 days, 7th - 9th July. This Gala harked back to the early days of the preserved Railway and the KWVR honoured those early pioneers when the smaller locomotives of the fleet will took centre stage to reflect the days before the larger locomotives ruled the roost. We welcomed two visiting locomotives, both with connections to the Railway but in diverse ways. The first to be announced was ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST 71515 ‘Mech Navvies Ltd’ from the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway a type of engine that featured in the early days of the KWVR with two examples of the class operational during the early years. The second guest locomotive was London & South Western Railway ‘Beattie well tank’ 2-4-0WT 30587 courtesy of the Bodmin & Wenford Railway. These well tanks were never seen in the north of England but similar locomotives, designed and owned by the Midland Railway, operated the branch in the very first years that the Railway was open in the nineteenth century. Although only over two days of our virtual weekend, as well as the two visitors, the home fleet consists of: Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T No. 85 London & North Western Railway 0-6-2T ‘Coal Tank’ No.1054 (courtesy of the Bahamas locomotive society) Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T no. 1704 ‘Nunlow’ (courtesy of the Bahamas locomotive society) ... these latter two now withdrawn for overhaul ... plus some rare passenger workings of our smaller diesel fleet. TVR 0-6-2T no. 85 will have the honours hauling the Wednesday - Friday services between Oxenhope to Keighley after taking part in the Virtual Little Engines Gala.

K&WVR Virtual Locomotive Roster for Weekend 4th & 5th July and Wednesday 8th – Friday 10th July 2020

Virtual Locomotive Roster for Weekend 4th & 5th July and Wednesday 8th – Friday 10th July 2020 by news@kwvr Four year's ago all was well in the Valley with COVID-19 not even on the horizon, but all was not well with BR Class 4MT 4-6-0 75078 which had to be withdrawn from service the previous weekend. However repairs were concluded and the 60 year old locomotive took up its next scheduled duty the next weekend. This week we go back to 2016. Our Vintage Sunday service was in action with Taff Vale Railway no. 85 at the head of a set of mixed vintage coaches, from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust and Vintage Carriages Trust: The motive power for these virtual passenger services will be as follows: Saturday 4th July 2020 Steam service - British Railways Class 4MT 4-6-0 75078 Diesel service - Metropolitan-Cammel Diesel Multiple Unit Class 101 No’s. M51189 & Sc51803 Sunday 5th July 2020: Steam service - British Railways Class 4MT 4-6-0 75078 Steam service - Taff Vale Railway Class O2 0-6-2 85 (Vintage Train) Wednesday 8th July - Friday 10th July 2020: Steam service - Taff Vale Railway Class O2 0-6-2 85 Timetables: Saturday 4th July - Green timetable Sunday 5th July - Blue Vintage Trains timetable Wednesday 8th July - Friday 10th July - Pink Timetable news@kwvr | 2 July 2020 at 14:47 | Tags: 75078, 85, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, KWVR, Worth Valley Railway | Categories: 75078 BR Standard 4 4-6-0, 85 TVR 0-6-2T, Class 101 Diesel Multiple Unit, KWVR, KWVR News, Locomotive Rosters | URL: https://wp.me/p49H9R-2jc