Haworth railway station explained

Haworth
Type:	Station on heritage railway
Borough:	Haworth, City of Bradford
Country:	England
Coordinates:	53.8312°N -1.9488°W
Grid Name:	Grid reference
Manager:	Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Platforms:	1
Opened:	1867 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)

See also

• Listed buildings in Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury

Notes and References

1. Web site: Haworth conservation area assessment. bradford.gov.uk. Bradford Council. 7 March 2017. 39. PDF. April 2003.
2. Web site: History. KWVR – Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. 7 March 2017. 9 June 2014.
3. Web site: Back on track: The birth of the KWVR!. BBC Bradford & West Yorkshire. 7 March 2017. 2 July 2008.
4. Web site: KWVR Stations – Haworth Railway Station – Yorkshire, bronte country. www.haworth-village.org.uk. 7 March 2017.
5. Book: Bairstow. Martin. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway a guide and history. 1991. M. Bairstow. Halifax. 1-871944-04-X. 41. Along the line.
6. Web site: Haworth conservation area appraisal. bradford.gov.uk. Bradford Council. 7 March 2017. 8. PDF. January 2007.
7. News: . Golden Wedding Celebration at Derby . Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal . England . 16 November 1917 . 29 April 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
8. . 1871 . 1871–1879 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 27 . 29 April 2021.
9. News: . Local changes on the Midland . Sheffield Daily Telegraph . England . 3 December 1914 . 29 April 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
10. News: . Oxenhope Stationmaster to Retire . Bradford Observer . England . 2 April 1947 . 29 April 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .