Haworth
Station on heritage railway
View of Haworth station entrance
General information
LocationHaworth, City of Bradford
England
Coordinates53°49′52″N 1°56′56″W / 53.831200°N 1.948800°W / 53.831200; -1.948800
Grid referenceSE034372
Managed byKeighley and Worth Valley Railway
Platforms1
History
Opened1867
Closed 1962
Reopened 1968

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

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

  • Edward Coates 1867 – 1869[7]
  • William Posnett ca. 1871 – 1878[8]
  • D. Daw 1878 – 1880[8] (formerly station master at Oakworth, afterwards station master at Chapel en le Frith)
  • Frederick Hayward 1880[8] – 1914
  • Walter Beswick 1914[9] – 1925
  • E. Crossley 1938 – 1947[10] (also station master at Oxenhope)
Preceding station Heritage Railways  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. 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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