£45.00
By David Pearson. Published by Lightmoor Press. Hard back with 320 pages, multiple illustrations in B/W and colour.
This is the first of David Pearson’s two-volume history of the first hundred years of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (K&WVR). David is deeply involved with the railway and has spent a lifetime researching the railway using primary sources including the K&WVR’s archives. Vol 1 covers the history of the railway and its setting from earliest times, through its conception, financing and promotion to building and development, concluding with its closure in 1962.
Originally built as a private enterprise the 5 mile long railway was designed to link the mill villages along the Worth valley with Keighley, eventually being operated by the Midland Railway. Coverage is also given to the Great Northern Railway’s Keighley branch, which had a fundamental impact on the history of the K&WVR.
Vol 2 will cover infrastructure, operations, traffic and equipment.
