Reopening Colne to Skipton Railway will boost Tourism

David Penney
5 hours ago
1 min read

"Since the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway re-opened in 1968 it has benefitted from good public transport links from Leeds, Bradford and the Dales, however not so much from Pendle and further into the North West. A Re-opened Skipton to Colne link would give more options for travel, increase visitor numbers to North and West Yorkshire and improve the accessibility of our heritage attraction to all".

Noel Hartley

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Keighley and Worth Valley Light Railway

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