Oxenhope is a village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley. It is also the terminus for the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Each year in summer the village puts on The Oxenhope Straw Race. A team event where competitors have to complete a 2.5 mile course around the village whilst carrying a bale of straw. Many contestants choose to dress up in costumes. The event benefits local charities and always draws many spectators. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (822x615, 43 KB)Oxenhope, West Yorkshire 7th August 2005 copyright --SpaceMonkey 11:55, 12 August 2005 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (822x615, 43 KB)Oxenhope, West Yorkshire 7th August 2005 copyright --SpaceMonkey 11:55, 12 August 2005 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... The City of Bradistan Metropolitan District is a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Keighley War Memorial Keighley (pronounced Keith-Leigh or ) is a town and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north west of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41241 at Haworth station The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a five-mile (eight-km) long heritage railway line in West Yorkshire, England, that runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. ...
The area beyond the new buffers was then landscaped to make a car park which has been paved in sets with the help of a joint initiative with Bradford Council.
It was originally intended as a locomotive running shed but it was decided that this should remain at Haworth and it has since become used for carriage restoration.
In 1982 a buffet car was purchased from BR and positioned permanently between the goods shed and the station building with access from the platform.
We are modelling Oxenhope, which is the terminus station of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, as it was between 1945 and 1955.
Oxenhope consists of a single platform with run-round loop and goods facilities.
As a point of interest, when the branch was built the structures and track bed were constructed to double track standards to allow an extension via a long tunnel to Hebden Bridge.
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