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    Worth Valley diesels

    Jul 16, 2018 5 minutes
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    ALTHOUGH primarily known as a steam railway for enthusiasts and tourists, diesels have been a key part of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway’s heritage operations from its beginnings in the late-1960s.

    At weekends, and on weekdays through the main operating season, the railway runs a diesel railbus or DMU service that is used by local residents travelling by train to avoid the busy road traffic in the surrounding tourist area.

    Today the KWVR operates public rail services on more than 200 days per year. The railway has also been proposed for a more formal commuter service on a number of occasions, connecting into main line services at Keighley for residents of the valley to access the cities of Bradford and Leeds. West Yorkshire Metro funded a study in 2009, which concluded that neither suitable funds nor rolling stock were available. However, another study in 2011 on

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