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So Jezza says that Your Party will be "grassroot-led'.

But Sultana and him have already decided that they are the leaders.
July 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Duke of York is wonderful.

I'm referring to the pub in Belfast, not Prince Andrew!
July 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Kemi Badenoch simultaneously demanding that winter fuel payment is reinstated for all pensioners while saying that the richest shouldn't get it.

Incoherent.
May 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Syphon, Hoover, Deltic.

Full house!
We’re thrilled to confirm that Class 50, 50021 'Rodney', will return to railway KWVR for our upcoming Diesel Gala, thanks to owner Paul Spracklen.

Having made her debut with us last year, the team has worked tirelessly to get Rodney sounding better than ever.

Welcome back, Dave!
Diesel Gala
19th to 22nd June
kwvr.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
So do people actually want the population of the UK to increase by a further three million by the end of this Parliament?
May 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Man Utd and Spurs. From Big Five to Bottom Five.
May 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
How long until:

You end up in the grotesque chaos of a Reform council, a Reform council, hiring taxis to scuttle round a city handing out redundancy notices to its own workers.
May 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Three Days packed full of Trains, with a touch of music and vintage vehicles.

Oxenhope - Vintage Buses, Brass Band & Tea Room
Haworth - Shed Tours & Gift Shop
Oakworth - Tea Hut & Steam Crane
Ingrow-West - Tea & Cake and Muesums
Keighley - Morris Dancers and The Old Parcels Office

#kwvr
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
kwvr.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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🥳 Sunday Session 🤩

Two trains take to the tracks today,with 37075 hauling the Diesel & Ale Train and 41241 LMS 'Ivatt' Class 2MT hauling the steam service, providing plenty of opportunity to hop on & off to explore the rolling Yorkshire Hills!

💙 Blue Timeable

#kwvr // kwvr.co.uk
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
kwvr.co.uk
April 27, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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💙 Diesel & Ale Day 💛

An early start this morning with the 09:16 departure from Haworth Station, 37075, hauling the Diesel & Ale Train with the Jubilee Bar stocked full of real ale!

Alongside 41241,will be steaming through the Valley, hauling the other train!

#kwvr // kwvr.co.uk
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
kwvr.co.uk
April 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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📈 3 million extra appointments

🩻 Waiting lists have fallen for six months in a row

🧑‍⚕️Over 1500 new GPs have been hired

Labour promised to get the NHS back on its feet. And that is exactly what we are doing.

Check out my latest Ilkley Gazette column below👇
Shipley MP Anna Dixon says Labour is putting the NHS back on track
This week's column is by Shipley's Labour MP Anna Dixon
www.ilkleygazette.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Great video. I was on board the train enjoying the chuffing! 🚂🚂
Take a glimpse into the cab of ‘Ann’ as she steams from Keighley to Ingrow West during the recent Steam Gala. At the controls, we’ve got Chris & Callum keeping things on track, while you can hear ‘Dora’ chuffing away just behind us

Watch the whole trip on our You Tube Channel: youtu.be/gmX9x5vTz_g
Taking 'Ann' to Ingrow-West
Chris & Callum take 7232 Sentinel ‘Ann’ from Keighley to Ingrow-West, leading the doubler header with 'Dora' during the 2025 Steam Gala.
youtu.be
April 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Serious traction on the #KWVR today.
April 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Will Marine serve time in Le Penitentiary?
March 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Fingers crossed for more English Electric traction!
The Diesel Gala planning is now underway, with the Gala Planning Team working out timetables and movements. The Brake Van Rides will return again this year, along with Shed Tours, which have plenty to see!

The first Guest Locomotive has been confirmed and will join 37075 from the home fleet.
March 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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🚂 Ready!🚂

The 2025 Steam Gala starts tomorrow, everything is ready to steam in the morning at Haworth Yard, and we looking forward to you joining us!

🚂 kwvr.co.uk/thesteamgala/

#kwvr // kwvr.co.uk
The Steam Gala
20th to 23rd March
kwvr.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Elon Muscovite
March 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Go for a bash.

Go on the lash.
Steaming out of the valley after a week of daily running with 'Half Term Happiness', the railway falls silent today with no trains running, but we hope you've had a great week with us!

🤩 2000+ Passengers
🚂 Travelled 720+ Miles
☕ Warmed with 2000+ Brews
🍺 And supped 1000+ Pints

#kwvr // kwvr.co.uk
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
kwvr.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
So #Kemi still thinks that small boats are a greater threat to Western civilisation than are Russian tanks.
February 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It has to be said:

CROSSOVER!!!
Reform UK Lead in the EMUK Polling Average for the First Time

RFM: 25.6% (+10.9)
LAB: 25.5% (-9.1)
CON: 22.2% (-2.1)
LDM: 12.6% (+0.1)
GRN: 8.4% (+1.5)
SNP: 2.6% (+0.0)

(weighted by recency and historic pollster accuracy)
electionmaps.uk/polling
February 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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🚂 '8F' Back in the Valley🚂

48305 LMS 8F will take to the tracks along the Worth Valley as part of our 4-day Steam Gala between 20th & 23rd March, courtesy of Great Central Railway.

🚂 https://buff.ly/3CTjeny

#kwvr // kwvr.co.uk
The Steam Gala
20th to 23rd March
kwvr.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Perhaps they see their portrayal in 1984 as a mission statement?
40 years ago The Times readers would have been unremarkable Bluesky posters before the fact. How did The Times so comprehensively lose this cohort of society?
February 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The delay and uncertainty caused by the democratic process is a gift to dictators. This is why governments and oppositions need to show a united front, where possible, in times of crisis.
The idea European leaders were going to sit down today for a couple of hours and finalise a plan is a bit far-fetched. This is the start of something. It may not work. But it hasn’t failed yet. There are elections in Germany and Poland coming up. They need to be sorted first, for starters.
February 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The comedian doing this #Kemi persona needs to call it a day. At first you could just about believe that she was a real politician, but the routine is just getting too absurd now.

The guy doing that #Bozo character knew when to stop.
February 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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🤩The Weekend is here! 🤩

Trains run daily from 15th to 23rd February. Will you join us this half-term for a journey along the Worth Valley and through Bronte Country?

#kwvr // kwvr.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM