A steam locomotive pauses at Oakworth station on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, its gas-lit period platform framed by climbing roses.
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Keighley & Worth Valley Railway 1940s Weekend 2027

📅 Fri 14 – Sun 16 May 2027📍 Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Haworth Station, West YorkshireBD22 8NJ

The Worth Valley's long-running 1940s weekend returns from 14 to 16 May 2027, turning the whole five mile line from Keighley to Oxenhope into a wartime home front scene. Expect steam-hauled trains, re-enactors, military displays, classic vehicles and vintage music and dancing at every station.

What’s on

  • Whole line dressed for the 1940s
  • Re-enactors and military displays
  • Vintage music and dancing
  • Steam services between Keighley and Oxenhope