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    Camilla visit kick-starts Worth Valley 50th anniversary year

    Nov 12, 2018 3 minutes

    By Robin Jones

    THE Duchess of Cornwall gave an early start to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway’s 50th anniversary celebrations when she took a trip in a special train over part of the line.

    Camilla rode in the Old Gentleman’s Carriage as featured in the 1970 EMI big-screen version of The Railway Children.

    Her visit to the Worth Valley on Friday, February 16, also formed part of the celebrations for the bicentenary

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