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keighley & worth valley railway
The history of ingrow west station
Situated one and quarter miles from Keighley, this is a station with its own
special history. After the closure of the branch line by British Railways in
January 1962, the original Ingrow West Station building fell victim to neglect and vandals. Such was the dreadful state of the building when the preservationists took over in June 1968 that it had to be demolished. But those railway pioneers were determined to have a suitable replacement station building and they found one at Foulridge in Lancashire.
the ambitious rebuild
Foulridge was on the rail route between Colne and Skipton and in 1971 the
line was scheduled for closure. So, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway bought
the station building and moved it brick-by-brick to Ingrow West where they
re-erected it. Today it’s a virtual mirror-image of the old building and plays its
part in creating the ambience of a Victorian-age railway station.
Victorian Garden
The tunnel at Ingrow West was dug in 1865, and the spoil was put to good use in creating a garden. The design is typically Victorian with mainly circular beds but a curvilinear square in the centre. Obviously the larger rocks were used first and if you look they are mostly at the tunnel end of the garden and the smaller stones at the station end.
did you know?
Two stations originally served Ingrow. Ingrow West was the first to open on
completion of the Worth Valley branch line from Keighley to Oxenhope in Ingrow East, situated a few hundred yards up the hill, was opened in 1884 on the Keighley-Bradford-Halifax route, a line closed in the 1950s, when this station was demolished.
On the Silver Screen
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway has also gained fame as a popular film set. It is best known for its role in the 1970 film The Railway Children. In recent years, the railway has featured in Swallows and Amazons, Testament of Youth, and numerous TV productions.
Ingrow West Station, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Ingrow Ln, Keighley BD21 5AX
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