Exhibition is Worth a look!

WELL known for starring in the 1970 film ‘The Railway Children’, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (KWVR) is running an interesting display at its Oxenhope terminus which thus far appears to have gained little publicity. The Exhibition Shed, where for many years the KWVR has stored out of use locos, has been used this year for filming in the new ‘Return of the Railway Children’ film. Part of the shed has some of the sets specially built for the latest film and visitors can view the displays and set pieces alongside the unforgettable GWR 0-6-PT No. 5775, from the original film. The new film, ‘Return of the Railway Children’ is scheduled for release in UK cinemas on April 1, 2022. As previously reported, it has been revealed that the sequel will include ‘an exciting and heart-warming journey, in which a group of children are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier, who like them, is far away from home.’ Other rolling stock on display in the building includes Stanier ‘8F’ 2-8-0 No. 48431, BR ‘4MT’ 2-6-4T No. 80002, LMS ‘Jinty’ 0-6-0T No. 47279, LYR ‘Pug’ 0-4-0ST No. 51218, ex-Longmoor ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. 118 Brussels and ex-Manchester Ship Canal Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T No. 31 Hamburg.