The Rolling stock of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is used on the preserved Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, a branch line that served mills and villages in the Worth Valley and is now a heritage railway line in West Yorkshire, England. It runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. It connects to the national rail network line at Keighley railway station.
Steam locomotives
Operational Number & Name Type Photograph Livery NotesNo. 85Taff Vale Railway O2 class TVR lined blackNumber 85, along with other members of its class, was introduced to the Taff Vale Railway in 1899. At the grouping in 1923, the Great Western Railway received nine O2 class engines. They were all withdrawn during the 1920s, but No. 85 was bought by the Lambton Hetton & Joicey Colliery Co in Durham, numbered 52. It continued to work at the Philadelphia depot at Houghton-le-Spring until 1968. Number 85 arrived at KWVR at the end of 1970, but although a major restoration was not completed until 2000, where it was restored to original Taff Vale Railway condition for the first time in preservation. The boiler ticket expired in September 2009 and its overhaul was started soon afterwards because of the locomotive's popularity and good condition. The locomotive returned to service in February 2016 for the year's winter steam gala. Boiler ticket expires in 2026.No. 41241LMS Class 2MTK&WVR MaroonNo. 41241 was built at Crewe Works in 1949 and from there went to Bath Green Park shed (71G). After a few shorts spells at other sheds and transfer back to 71G, it was transferred to Wellington shed (84H) in October 1959. In 1964, No. 41241 was moved to Leamington Spa (2L), back to Wellington and to Wales, where it stayed at Bangor (6H) and Croes Newydd (6C). In 1965, No. 41241 went to shed (6G) for about 3 months before finally being transferred to Skipton (10G). It was withdrawn in December 1966, where it was taken under its own steam to its present home on the KWVR, where it was destined to haul the re-opening special. Its boiler 'ticket' expired on 20 January 2013, and was withdrawn from service for its 10-year overhaul. During the engine's overhaul it required extensive firebox work amongst many other required tasks. It returned to traffic during the KWVR's 50th anniversary gala in June 2018. No. 45212LMS Black Five BR Lined Black with late crestNo. 5212 was built by Armstrong Whitworth's Newcastle works, and entered traffic in November 1935, with its home being Bradford Low Moor (25F), where it was often tasked with working Transpennine trains. In November 1947, No. 5212 moved to Fleetwood shed (24F), and in October of that year it was renumbered to become No. 45212. In October 1964, it was shedded at Carnforth (10A); moving in March 1965 to Speke Junction (8C); back to Carnforth in June 1965; to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A) in September 1965 and upon closure, to Lostock Hall (10D). No. 45212 was one of the last steam engines in regular service under British Rail. No. 45212 moved to the KWVR in October 1968.No. 45596 "Bahamas"LMS Class 5XP JubileeBR Lined Green with late crestBuilt in January 1935, No. 5596 was named 'Bahamas' without ceremony on 8 June 1936. It ran with both Stanier and Fowler tenders. It was renumbered to 45596 in 1948, in line with the rest of the BR renumbering at that time. In 1961, Bahamas was fitted with a double chimney.
45596 returned to steam for the first time in over 21 years in September 2018 following a Network Rail standard overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works. Following running in and its light and loaded test runs the engine returned to the KWVR in Feb 2019. 45596 returned to the K&WVR on 19 November 2022 after spending the year away working railtours.No. 52044L&YR Class 25 "Ironclad"0-6-0BR unlined black with early emblemDesigned by Barton Wright for the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1875/6, No. 957 was delivered by Beyer, Peacock & Company in 1887. It was on the books of Goole Shed at grouping, when it became LMS No. 12044; and it remained there until January 1950 when British Rail moved it to Wakefield shed (25A).
No. 957 was privately purchased from BR in 1959 and moved to KWVR in 1965 where it became famous for its role in The Railway Children. It was withdrawn from service in 1975 in need of a major overhaul and spent a significant amount of time on display in Oxenhope museum. The major overhaul was eventually started and 957 returned to service in 2001 wearing BR Black livery as No. 52044 before reverting to its L&Y guise of 957 a couple of years later. It was mainly used on summer vintage trains and during special events as well as the occasional normal passenger service. Its boiler certificate expired on 20 January 2013. Following a couple of years on display at Oxenhope, 957 moved back to Haworth in July 2016 with an overhaul completed in 2021. Boiler ticket expires in 2030.No. 7232 "Ann"SentinelNo. 7232 was built by Sentinel in 1927 and is the oldest original Sentinel locomotive. It spent its entire working life at British Tar Products Limited in Manchester before being withdrawn in around 1969. It then moved to the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway where it was stored for many years. It was restored in 1998, and was withdrawn in 2005, where it remained in storage until it was bought by private individuals in 2020. It was restored at the East Lancashire Railway, entering service again in 2021. It moved to Haworth in December 2024.No. 75078BR Class 4MTBR lined black with late crestNo. 75078 was built at Swindon Works in 1956, one of 15 heading for the Southern Region.
No. 75078 was withdrawn in 1966, but returned to service in February 2015 after more than 16 years out of traffic and then received a new ten-yearly boiler ticket in November 2022.No. 78022BR Class 2MTBR lined green with early crestNo 78022 was built at Darlington in 1954 and was first allocated to Millhouses Depot in Sheffield until 1962 when the depot closed. It then spent time at various locations such as Doncaster, Stratford, March and Aintree until being withdrawn from service in February 1967. It was then sent to Barry Scrapyard where it stayed until 1975 when it was purchased by the Standard 4 Locomotive Society and moved to Keighley. Its extensive restoration to service was completed in 1993 and it remained in service on the Worth Valley for ten years until its boiler ticket expired in 2003. It spent over ten years on display in the museum at Oxenhope until 2015 when it was moved to Haworth in 2015 for its overhaul to commence. This was completed in 2018.
Currently elsewhere Number & Name Description Photograph Livery History and Current StatusNo. 752 (51456)L&YR Class 23 BR unlined black with early emblemBuilt in 1881 by Beyer, Peacock & Company as works number 1989 for the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway as a class 25 (similar to No. 957), it was rebuilt in its present form of an 0-6-0ST in 1896 at Horwich Works. Now as a class 23, it was a common site on both local goods and shunting turns. It was allocated to Wigan locomotive shed in 1921 and remained there until it was disposed of by the LMS in April 1937 (now numbered 11456) being loaned and then sold to the Blainscough Colliery Co Ltd, which was nationalised in 1947. It ran on NCB metals until 1968.No. 1054LNWR Webb Coal TankLNWR unlined blackBuilt at Crewe Works in September 1888. Built for freight work, these coal tanks were often used for local passenger trains, and some (including 1054) were fitted with push-pull equipment. From grouping, the LMS numbered it No. 7799. It was withdrawn in January 1939, although it was reinstated to traffic in December 1940 due to World War II. It was one of a fleet of 64 coal tanks passed from LMS to BR ownership, when it was renumbered 58926 and it was shedded in locations as varied as Bangor, Patricroft, Manchester, Bletchley, Edge Hill, Liverpool and Shrewsbury. In the mid-1950s, the locomotive was loaned to the National Coal Board, but had returned to British Rail by 1955. On its return, it was steamed only occasionally, predominantly for stand-by snow-plough duties until it was requested by the Stephenson Locomotive Society to double head a special train to mark the closure of the Abergavenny to Methyr route with 7F No. 49121. Bought by the former shedmaster of Bangor, Mr J. M. Dunn who restored it to LNWR condition with lined black. After a short stay at Hednesford, Staffordshire, it found itself donated to The National Trust who later loaned it to the Dinting Railway Centre who put it back into running order for the Rocket 150 celebrations in 1980.No. 1210 "Sir Berkeley"L Class Manning-Wardle"Sir Berkeley" was built in 1891 by Manning-Wardle in Leeds, and was withdrawn in 1963, before arriving on the KWVR in 1965. It was later purchased by the Vintage Carriage Trust and Ingrow West, and is currently on loan to the Middleton Railway in Leeds.
Undergoing overhaul Number & Name Description Photograph Livery History and Current StatusNo. 5775GWR 5700 Class GN&SR Lined OchreBuilt for the Great Western Railway in September 1929 and worked at Neath shed in South Wales. At Nationalisation, it was at 87C shed – Danygraig, where it stayed until transfer to Carmarthen (87G) and finally to Pontypool Road (86G). Sold to London Transport in July 1963, numbered L89 and repainted in LT maroon livery. No. 5775 moved to KWVR in January 1970 where it starred as the locomotive that hauled the Old Gentleman's train in 'The Railway Children' film . In 2014, it was placed on loan to the National Railway Museum following cosmetic restoration at Shildon into its 'Railway Children' livery for the 45th anniversary of the film, returning to the line in November 2016.No. 5820 "Big Jim"USATC S160 ClassUSATC GreyBuilt as works number 8758 by the Lima company of America in 1945, No. 5820 was shipped to Britain and then almost immediately to France to help with the World War II war effort. After the war had ended, it went to Polish Railways where it was numbered Tr203.474 and allocated to Katowice shed. During the 1970s, Polish steam was in decline while the British preservation movement was growing. No. 5820 was brought to Haworth in November 1977.No. 90733BR 2-8-0 AusterityBR unlined black with late crestBuilt at the Vulcan Foundry (No.5200), for the War Department (WD No. 79257), dispatched in January 1945. Shipped over to NSR Netherlands, No. 4464. Limited history in the Netherlands, but allocated to Rietlanden at the beginning of 1949, before moving to Eindhoven. Sold to Swedish State Railways in 1953, moved to Örebro works to have: new fully enclosed cab; electric lighting; shortening of tender (to enable it to fit Swedish turntables); renumbered Class G11 No. 1931. Mothballed with No. 1930 in 1958. Inspected in 1972 by KWVR, arrived at Ingrow 1973. After three years of operations, withdrawn 1976. Heavy overhaul began in 1993, completed 2007. Renumbered to the number subsequent to the last UK BR owned WD 2-8-0 – No. 90733 – returned to traffic.
Boiler ticket originally due to expire in 2017 but later extended to April 2018. However, in December 2017 due to cracks being found in its boiler tubes, the decision was made to withdraw the loco as it was decided carrying out the repairs would not be economical with so little time left of the boiler ticket. As of July 2018 the engine is now being stripped down for overhaul.
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