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    WORTH GETTING INVOLVED

    Oct 02, 2020 5 minutes
    CRAIG SZLATOSZLAVEK

    THE windswept moorland through which thousands of passengers travel throughout the year provides a natural amphitheatre. Famously recognised as the backdrop to the Seventies film The Railway Children and the inspiration for the Bronte siblings’ books, the all-encompassing landscape was providing a stage for a very different production when I popped by.

    Pre-lockdown, it was February half-term week and it was all systems go for the countdown to one of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway’s (KWVR) many attractions.

    The dinosaur-themed Jurassic event – inspired by the popularity of the prehistoric creatures – is a first for the railway; an addition to the six major events it normally hosts throughout the year, including the ever-popular diesel and steam weekends, beer and music and foodie-themed events.

    As previously reported, this year has been particularly special as it marks the 50th anniversary of the Railway Children

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