Haworth railway station

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Haworth
Station on heritage railway
Entrance to Haworth Station.jpg
View of Haworth station entrance
General information
Location Haworth, City of Bradford
England
Coordinates 53°49′52″N1°56′56″W / 53.831200°N 1.948800°W / 53.831200; -1.948800
Grid reference SE034372
Managed by Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Platforms1
History
Opened1867
Closed 1962
Reopened 1968

Haworth railway station serves the village of Haworth in West Yorkshire, England.

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History

It was opened in 1867 along with the rest of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, [1] and closed in 1962. [2] Preservation led to the line being reopened in June 1968 [3] and now serves as the headquarters of the railway. [4] The former goods shed in the railway yard has been expanded into the locomotive shed for the railway providing facilities for the storage, maintenance and overhaul of the locomotives on the line. [5]

In 1967, Look at Life featured the station and its volunteers in the 'Playing Trains' episode.

The station, its immediate environs and the railway workshops are all designated as part of the Haworth Conservation Area by Bradford Council. [6]

Stationmasters

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Oxenhope   Keighley and Worth Valley Railway   Oakworth

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Haworth conservation area assessment" (PDF). bradford.gov.uk. Bradford Council. April 2003. p. 39. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "History". KWVR – Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Back on track: The birth of the KWVR!". BBC Bradford & West Yorkshire. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "KWVR Stations – Haworth Railway Station – Yorkshire, bronte country". www.haworth-village.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Bairstow, Martin (1991). "Along the line". The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway a guide and history. Halifax: M. Bairstow. p. 41. ISBN   1-871944-04-X.
  6. ↑ "Haworth conservation area appraisal" (PDF). bradford.gov.uk. Bradford Council. January 2007. p. 8. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Golden Wedding Celebration at Derby" . Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 16 November 1917. Retrieved 29 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 3 "1871–1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 27. 1871. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Local changes on the Midland" . Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 3 December 1914. Retrieved 29 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Oxenhope Stationmaster to Retire" . Bradford Observer. England. 2 April 1947. Retrieved 29 April 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.


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