The 2023 event began on Friday and runs until Sunday March 12. Visitors will be able to see three guest steam locomotives visiting from other heritage lines – including Leander and Lancashire Fusilier – as well as a full complement of ‘home’ engines working. There will also be shed tours running across the weekend and a goods train demonstration.
Yorkshire Post photographer James Hardisty captured the scenic activity down at the railway.
1. The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Steam Gala 2023 taking place over four days this year from Thursday, 9th March until Sunday, 12th March. Pictured 45690 EX LMS 5XP Jubilee Class 'Leander' arriving into Haworth Station.Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty. Date: 9th March 2023.
45690 EX LMS 5XP Jubilee Class 'Leander' arriving into Haworth Station. Photo: James Hardisty
2. The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Steam Gala 2023 taking place over four days this year from Thursday, 9th March until Sunday, 12th March. Pictured Callum Walton, locomotive engineer for Riley & Sons Ltd based in Heywood, Lancashire, walking infront of a steaming LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 44871. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty. Date: 9th March 2023.
Callum Walton, locomotive engineer for Riley & Sons Ltd based in Heywood, Lancashire, walking infront of a steaming LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 44871. Photo: James Hardisty
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Calum Barrow locomotive engineer for Riley & Sons Ltd based in Heywood, Lancashire, working on LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 44871. Photo: James Hardisty
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Cameron Sheehan, Station Foreman at Haworth Station. Photo: James Hardisty