| The time of year when the Santa Specials run on preserved railways can be the best for steam photography - assuming that the sun shines! The Worth Valley is no exception and especially given it's north-south alignment some great "glint" shots can be taken. That's not to say that all the photos in this colllection will be "master shots" - especially the older stuff, but hopefully one or two might hit the spot!
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5775 & 75078 leave Keighley with the last Santa of the day on 6th December 1998. Buy Print |
46441 and 85 climb towards Oakworth on the 16th December 2001. Buy Print |
5775 & 5820 climb away from Ingrow at Brackenbank on the 7th December 1991. Buy Print |
80002 & 48431 power through Oakworth on the 24th December 1995. Buy Print |
46441 and No 85 charge towards Oxenhope on the 22nd December 2001. Buy Print |
85 and 80002 wait impatiently with the ECS at Haworth Loop on the 7th December 2003. Buy Print |
5775 and Big Jim leave Keighley on the 7th December 1991. Buy Print |
85 & 41241 at Globe Curve on the 17th December 2006. Buy Print |
85 & 41241 climb away from Keighley at Globe Curve on the 17th December 2006. Buy Print |
85 & 41241 round the curve at Mytholmes with the 12.25 from Keighley. 17/12/06. Buy Print |
85 & 41241 breast Keighley Bank with the 1.35 Santa to Oxenhope. 17/12/06. Buy Print |
85 & 41241 stand adjacent to Haworth Loop with the Santa ECS on 17th December 2006 (2) Buy Print |
85 & 41241 pass Bridgehouse Beck with the 10.25 Santa from Haworth on 17th December 2006. Buy Print |
85 & 41241 stand adjacent to Haworth Loop with the Santa ECS on 17th December 2006 (1) Buy Print |
78022 and 75078 are responsible for all this clag as they pass Haworth Loop with the 10.25 from Keighley on the 20th December 1998. Buy Print |
46441 & 85 leave Haworth for Oxenhope on the 16th December 2001. Buy Print |
78022 & 80002 syncopate away from Haworth on the 19th December 1999. Buy Print |
78022 and 75078 have just passed through Oakworth station on the 5th December 1998. Buy Print |
5775 & 5305 climb away from Damems Loop on the 14th December 1991. Buy Print |
41241 & 45212 round Globe Curve with the last train of the day on the 1st December 2002. Buy Print |
47279 & 5775 climb away from Haworth on the 10th December 1995. Buy Print |
5775 & 75078 pass any icy Mytholmes with the 12.25 from Keighley on the 6th December 1998. Buy Print |
5775 & 75078 pass Bridgehouse Beck on the 6th December 1998. Buy Print |
Exhaust towers into the sky as 80002 & 48431 leave Keighley on the 9th December 1995. Buy Print |
Golden light on 78022 & 75078 as they round Globe Curve on the 5th December 1998 with the 2.45 Santa to Oxenhope. Buy Print |
47279 & 5775 near Oakworth on the 10th December 1995. Buy Print |
41241 and 45212 approach Oxenhope on the 1st December 2002 with the 1.35 Santa from Keighley. Buy Print |
80002 & 48431 double-head a heavy Santa near Haworth on the 9th December 1995. Buy Print |
Unusually for a Santa this train was headed by just one loco - 80002. It's seen near Oakworth on the 9th December 1995. 48431 had failed earlier in the day and was removed from the consist to sit out the day in Oakworth yard. Buy Print |
78022 stands at Oxenhope on the 18th December 1999. Buy Print |
78022 & 80002 near Oxenhope on 19/12/99. Buy Print |
85 & visiting 46441 run into Oakworth on the 8th December 2001. Buy Print |
78022 and 80002 head for Haworth at Mytholmes on 18/12/99. Buy Print |
A slightly different take on the Mytholmes shot as 78022 and 80002approach on 18/12/99. Buy Print |
85 and 46441 catch the last of the sun on Keighley Bank. 22/12/01. Buy Print |
46441 and 85 are seen at Mytholmes while in charge of the 11.15 Santa from Keighley on the 16th December 2001. Buy Print |
46441 and 85 approach Mytholmes Tunnel with the 11.15 Santa from Keighley. 16/12/01. Buy Print |
85 and 46441 round Globe Curve on the 8th December 2001. Buy Print |
Which direction are these two travelling?! 85 & 46441 are pictured adjacent to Bridgehouse Beck on the 16th December 2001. Buy Print |
46441 and 85 leave Haworth with the 10.25 Haworth to Oxenhope on the 16th December 2001. Buy Print |
85 and 46441 make a fine sight as they haul a heavy Santa train up Keighley Bank on the 8th December 2001. Buy Print |
41241and 45212 head round Globe Curve on the 1st December 2002. Buy Print |
41241 and 45212 run into Keighley on the 1st December 2002. Buy Print |
41241 and No 85 climb out of Keighley with the 11.15 from Keighley on the 11th December 2005. The 2005 Santa season wasn't very good weather-wise and this was the only publishable image that I took. Buy Print |
41241 and 45212 thunder round the curve at Mytholmes on the 19th December 2004. Buy Print |
41241 and 45212 storm under the bridge at Haworth Loop on the 19th December 2004. Buy Print |
The driver of 45212 has now mounted his steed and he and his colleague on 41241 wait to leave Haworth with the Santa ECS on the 19th December 2004. Buy Print |
41241 and 80002 round Globe Curve on the 14th December 2003. Buy Print |
41241 & 45212 leave Haworth with the 11.15 ex-Keighley. 19/12/04. Buy Print |
41241 and 45212 climb Keighley Bank with the 14.45 to Oxenhope. 19/12/04. Buy Print |
41241 and 45212 in the woods near Oxenhope with the 13.35 Keighley to Oxenhope. 19/12/04. Buy Print |
41241 & 45212 run past Haworth Loop with the 10.45 Oxenhope to Keighley Santa Special. 19/12/04. Buy Print |
The driver mounts his steed as 45212 and 41241 wait to leave Haworth Loop on the 19th December 2004. Buy Print |
41241 and 43924 near Oxenhope. 14/12/86. Buy Print |
Nowadays I tend to take shots of KWVR Santas from three-quarter rear to a) catch the glint and b) avoid sights such as this! Having said that, the locos don't usually wear silly faces, so this was a particularly bad example! I can live with a bit of tinsel here and there, but this is just ridiculous! 47279 and visiting J27 2392 leave Damems Loop. 23/12/90. Buy Print |
5775 and 5305 leave Haworth on the 14th December 1991. Buy Print |
41241 and 43924 near Oxenhope on the 14th December 1986. Pity about the bushes! Or is it the photographer who could perhaps have done better! Buy Print |
5775 & 5305 produce loads of exhaust as they leave Haworth on the 14th December 1991. Buy Print |
5775 and Black 5, 5305 leave Keighley on the 14th December 1991. Buy Print |
5775 and 5820 approach Globe Curve at Keighley on the 7th December 1991. Buy Print |
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