inspiration needed keighley and worth valley

Beetlejuice · Post by **Beetlejuice** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:08 pm

could anyone gire me inspiration towards making an activity on the preserved Keighley and worth Valley railway as at the moment it is my favourite route and i can't find any that i like in the activity section. Anyone??
cheers

Iluka · Post by **Iluka** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:09 pm

Hi Beetlejuice

How about an Activity returning from Keighley to Bradford on the Queensbury line after Keighley have just beaten Bradford Northern by 50 points!!

It should be an all Station stopper as there weren't too many people who could afford cars in those days.

The stop at Queensbury could coincide with a connecting train to Halifax from Bradford so some of the Keighley & Bradford supporters can get off the train and go onto Halifax as Halifax weren't too good in those days!!

Make your Activity in the snow around 4.30PM just as dusk is falling as the game used to finish before it got dark as there were no floodlights then!!

I used to work in Keighley and when the Queensbury line was open Keighley were a great Rugby League side.

Coming the other way you could have a mixed goods train and a stopping passenger train both heading towards Keighley from Bradford.

Now how's that for an idea all the way from Western Australia??If you send me your Activity I will test it for you too.

Kindest Regards

Mike

Beetlejuice · Post by **Beetlejuice** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:21 pm

ok, mike, I'll see what I can do!!! I'll go and attempt to make it now, using stock from the cd. I will pm you when it's finished and sent the activity to you later. If anyone else has any ideas using stock from the Cd, I will send the 1st version to you and then hopefully fingers crossed make a pack.
Cheers

kirkheath · Post by **kirkheath** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:02 pm

how about trying 5305 doing an all round trip in 1 activity

Beetlejuice · Post by **Beetlejuice** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:04 pm

Ok activitynearly finished need testers as i want to get it up as soon as poss.

any takers?

Lad491 · Post by **Lad491** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:10 pm

Well i remember a railtour absolutely ages ago when most of you were probably still in nappies or a twinkle in your Dad;s eye

(about 35 years ago

)
It was a double headed, steam hauled, 12 coach train from keighley on an appalling winters day. The bank out of Keighley was so slippery that despite the drivers bests efforts and at least 4 attempts, they couldn't get much more than half a mile or so out of Keighley. Each time they reversed back for another run, once going way back north ( i think) of the station for a run. In the end the Diesel which had pulled us from London was hitched to the back and gave us a push for a couple of miles

I dont have a clue what the loco power was, but it stuck in my memory as was certainly a day to remember

So how about a double header, 12 coach, Autumn rain, with a Diesel on the back for a push

Beetlejuice · Post by **Beetlejuice** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:03 am

was that going to queensbury or highworth?

Lad491 · Post by **Lad491** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:01 am

was that going to queensbury or highworth

Highworth

Beetlejuice · Post by **Beetlejuice** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:57 am

ok. will do as spikeyuorks has done a far better Rugby Activity.
was that when the Preseved Railway was there or not? just i want to know what oother stock to use!

Lad491 · Post by **Lad491** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 6:44 am

Sorry for delay in replying - just caught up with this thread.
It was preserved then

Beetlejuice · Post by **Beetlejuice** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:41 pm

kk it's finnished and tested. i may upload it wheni get pics.