Although work began in 1864, the Worth Valley was delayed in opening until 1867 due to some issues, not least a Methodist chapel at Ingrow, which stood right underneath where the tunnel immediately south of the station would go. This involved spending over £150,000 in resiting the chapel.[3] The station opened in April 1867, along with the rest of the line, but was closed in January 1962 to passengers and in June 1962 to goods.[4] After the station's closure, the existing station building was vandalised and later demolished,[5] so, when re-opened in 1968, it was used as an unstaffed request stop. An appeal for donations raised enough money to buy the station building at Foulridge (on the Skipton-Colne line) which had closed in 1959 and had been built in a similar style to the other stations on the Worth Valley line;[6] Ingrow West was an anomaly – its building was in a different style to Haworth, Oakworth and Oxenhope.[7] The building at Foulridge was then demolished and rebuilt at Ingrow, opening in 1989.[8]
On its opening, the K&WVR had six out-and-back services between Keighley and Oxenhope, which had risen to eight workings per day in the 1880s.[9] By 1906, the branch and Ingrow were being served by sixteen services daily, which in 1946, two years before nationalisation, had been reduced to twelve.[10][11]
A Gledhill from 1942 (formerly station master at Hope, also station master at Ingrow East)[14]
Incidentsedit
The station lies at the end of a relatively straight downhill from Oakworth, some 1-mile (1.6 km) distant, and so was fitted with catch points. On 27 September 1875, some goods wagons became detached from their engine and rolled down the gradient. The signaller at Ingrow was supposed to have left the catch points set for derailing in the station there, but on hearing a whistle, he changed the points expecting the full goods train. The wagons ran into Keighley station where they crashed into a passenger train.[15]
The station todayedit
The station (off South Street, Ingrow) is the first scheduled stop on the line from Keighley railway station. The Vintage Carriages Trust, which supplies historical carriages for film and TV programmes, has its Carriage Works museum which opened in 1990 next to the station.[16][17] The station is also home to the Bahamas Locomotive Society and its collection of locomotives.[18] The society runs the Engine Shed museum in the former goods shed, which has been extended to create workshop space for the overhaul of its collection of locomotives.[19] The goods shed is an original feature of the 1867 station.[20] The gates at the entrance to Ingrow West are from the former Midland Goods Yard in Keighley, which is now Sainsbury's.[21]
^"Disused Stations: Ingrow East Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
Sourcesedit
Bairstow, Martin (2004). Railways Through Airedale and Wharfedale. Farsley: Bairstow. ISBN1-871944-28-7.
External linksedit
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Ingrow West railway station is a single platform station serving the suburb of Ingrow in Keighley West Yorkshire England It is served by the preserved Keighley and Worth Valley Railway The station is 1 25 miles 2 km west of Keighley station and 2 25 miles 3 62 km west of Haworth railway station 2 Ingrow West Station on heritage railwayGeneral informationLocationIngrow City of BradfordEnglandCoordinates53 51 14 N 01 54 54 W 53 85389 N 1 91500 W 53 85389 1 91500Grid referenceSE057397Operated byKeighley and Worth Valley RailwayPlatforms1Key dates1867Opened1 January 1962Closed to passengers18 June 1962Closed to goods1968ReopenedvteIngrow West Legendto KeighleyIngrow Locogoods shedIngrow TunnelSource 1 Contents 1 History 2 Stationmasters 3 Incidents 4 The station today 5 References 5 1 Sources 6 External linksHistory editAlthough work began in 1864 the Worth Valley was delayed in opening until 1867 due to some issues not least a Methodist chapel at Ingrow which stood right underneath where the tunnel immediately south of the station would go This involved spending over 150 000 in resiting the chapel 3 The station opened in April 1867 along with the rest of the line but was closed in January 1962 to passengers and in June 1962 to goods 4 After the station s closure the existing station building was vandalised and later demolished 5 so when re opened in 1968 it was used as an unstaffed request stop An appeal for donations raised enough money to buy the station building at Foulridge on the Skipton Colne line which had closed in 1959 and had been built in a similar style to the other stations on the Worth Valley line 6 Ingrow West was an anomaly its building was in a different style to Haworth Oakworth and Oxenhope 7 The building at Foulridge was then demolished and rebuilt at Ingrow opening in 1989 8 On its opening the K amp WVR had six out and back services between Keighley and Oxenhope which had risen to eight workings per day in the 1880s 9 By 1906 the branch and Ingrow were being served by sixteen services daily which in 1946 two years before nationalisation had been reduced to twelve 10 11 Stationmasters editG Johnson until 1874 12 J Urch 1874 1883 13 H Ellis 1883 1887 13 Joseph Hartley 1887 1891 13 Samuel Burnley 1891 13 c 1914 A Gledhill from 1942 formerly station master at Hope also station master at Ingrow East 14 Incidents editThe station lies at the end of a relatively straight downhill from Oakworth some 1 mile 1 6 km distant and so was fitted with catch points On 27 September 1875 some goods wagons became detached from their engine and rolled down the gradient The signaller at Ingrow was supposed to have left the catch points set for derailing in the station there but on hearing a whistle he changed the points expecting the full goods train The wagons ran into Keighley station where they crashed into a passenger train 15 The station today editThe station off South Street Ingrow is the first scheduled stop on the line from Keighley railway station The Vintage Carriages Trust which supplies historical carriages for film and TV programmes has its Carriage Works museum which opened in 1990 next to the station 16 17 The station is also home to the Bahamas Locomotive Society and its collection of locomotives 18 The society runs the Engine Shed museum in the former goods shed which has been extended to create workshop space for the overhaul of its collection of locomotives 19 The goods shed is an original feature of the 1867 station 20 The gates at the entrance to Ingrow West are from the former Midland Goods Yard in Keighley which is now Sainsbury s 21 Ingrow had a second station Ingrow East which served the Great Northern Railway s Queensbury Lines to Bradford and Halifax 22 Preceding station nbsp Heritage railways Following stationDamems Keighley and Worth Valley Railway KeighleyReferences edit Padgett David 2016 Railway Track Diagrams Book 2 Eastern 4 ed Frome Trackmaps ISBN 978 0 9549866 8 1 Body Geoffrey 1989 Railways of the Eastern Region Wellingborough P Stephens p 96 ISBN 1 85260 072 1 Suggitt Gordon 2015 Lost railways of South amp West Yorkshire Newbury Countryside Books p 35 ISBN 978 1 84674 043 5 Whitaker Alan 1986 Bradford railways remembered Clapham Dalesman p 69 ISBN 0 85206 870 0 Bairstow 2004 p 80 Disused Stations Foulridge Station www disused stations org uk Retrieved 26 March 2020 Bairstow 2004 p 74 Bairstow Martin 1991 Along the line The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway a guide and history Halifax M Bairstow p 36 ISBN 1 871944 04 X Bairstow 2004 p 72 1906 Bradshaw s Timetable at the Internet Archive June 1946 Bradshaw s Timetable at the Internet Archive 1871 1879 Coaching Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Depts 26 1871 Retrieved 29 April 2021 a b c d 1881 1898 Coaching Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Depts 86 1881 Retrieved 29 April 2021 New Ingrow Station Master Bradford Observer England 29 August 1942 Retrieved 1 May 2021 via British Newspaper Archive The Keighley Railway Accident York Herald No 5 819 Column A 2 October 1875 p 7 Vintage carriages star in Paltrow film Bradford Telegraph and Argus 22 September 2000 Retrieved 26 March 2020 Divall Colin Scott Andrew 2001 Making histories in transport museums Leicester Leicester University Press p 79 ISBN 0 7185 0106 3 Rychlikova Megi 25 March 2013 Full steam ahead for locomotive restoration project York Press Retrieved 26 March 2020 Knights David 19 November 2015 Learning to love the railways at Ingrow station infoweb newsbank com Retrieved 26 March 2020 King John ed 2016 The railway goods shed and warehouse in England Swindon Historic England p 118 ISBN 978 1 84802 328 4 Bairstow 2004 p 17 Disused Stations Ingrow East Station www disused stations org uk Retrieved 26 March 2020 Sources edit Bairstow Martin 2004 Railways Through Airedale and Wharfedale Farsley Bairstow ISBN 1 871944 28 7 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ingrow West railway station Information about Ingrow West station from K amp WVR Ingrow Museum of Rail Travel Vintage Carriages Trust Ingrow Loco Museum Bahamas Locomotive Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ingrow West railway station amp oldid 1169324456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
