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A girl stands on a train tracks in front of a large steam locomotive, waving a red hankerchief.

Jul – Sep 2025

The Railway Children

The classic production heads to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.

Event Details

Date Jul – Sep 2025

Location Keighley and Oxenhope stations

Tickets Coming soon ↓

Ages Ages 5+

Revisit the much-loved children’s classic – on the very train tracks where the film was shot.

Mike Kenny’s enchanting stage adaptation of E. Nesbit’s classic novel has won thousands of admirers since it premiered in 2008. Now, for the first time, we’re taking this production for a ride along the iconic Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, familiar to millions from the film adaptation of The Railway Children.

Exclusively for Bradford 2025, the show begins when you board a steam train at Keighley, then travel the full length of this historic railway. When you reach the end of the line at Oxenhope, you’ll find a purpose-built auditorium within the station’s Engine Shed – and a new version of the production, which tells the story of three children forced to move from London to Yorkshire after their father is falsely imprisoned.

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Credits
E. Nesbit’s The Railway Children, adapted by Mike Kenny.

Presented by Bradford 2025 and York Theatre Royal in partnership with the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.

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