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The line was built to convey cheap coal to local textile mills. Isaac Holden, who built up the world's largest wool combing business and Keighley MP, cut the first sod and the line opened in 1867. This station, which once
served Foulridge in Lancashire, was demolished, removed and rebuilt
at Ingrow through the enterprise of the volunteers of the Keighley &
Worth Valley Railway.
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| The smoke and whistle of the steam trains drifting down the Worth valley are a reminder of a time gone by. The slow pace of the trains pulling up the gradient to Oxenhope is a reminder that travel doesn't always have to done in a hurry! |
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The Diesel Gala in June kicked off a month of celebrations to mark 40 years since the K&WVR re-opened the line as a volunteer society. D1023 "Western Fusilier" from the National Railway Museum was one of the visitors to mark the occasion! |
The next station up the Worth Valley line from from Ingrow is Damens, the smallest station in England. Damems station was opened in 1847 with the purpose of serving a small mill close-by. The platform has only ever been one coach length. The K&WVR trains stop at Damens, by request |
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