Engine Shed Museum
The Museum is housed in the former Midland Railway goods warehouse at Ingrow on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
We are open from Tuesday to Sunday each week between 11.00am and 4.00pm, and Mondays when the KWVR are operating a train service. We are closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
A small entrance fee is made to help offset the operating costs.
Our highly acclaimed museum is dedicated to the story of steam locomotives, the people who worked on and them, and those who became fascinated by them.
The exhibition has been arranged to allow visitors to follow a guided route indicated by numbers on the information panels.
On the ground floor take a brief journey through aspects of railway history; observe the pastimes of trainspotting, model railways, and railway photography; and understand something of how these hobbies gave rise to the railway enthusiast some of whom were keen enough to create the heritage railway movement we know today.
Then climb the staircase (or take the lift) to the first floor, to discover a story of the steam locomotive, how it was built and by whom, how it functions, and the people who operated them.
Also, take some time to view the Roger Bell collection of locomotive name and number plates. Each have historic significance, while those from British Legion, Patriot and Private E Sykes VC now form a memorial to continue in the role previously conveyed by the locomotives.
You may also wish to visit our Learning Coach, accessible from Ingrow West station platform. Please enquire about its opening times.
The centrepiece of the museum are two of our locomotives. Currently on exhibition are Tiny – No.2258, built by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock, and Nunlow – No. 1704, built in Leeds by Hudswell Clarke.
The exhibition has been wholly created and produced by ourselves.
Attached to the musuem is our workshop. This has the facilities for our volunteer members to service and overhaul the locomotives and rolling stock in our collection. Work that is ongoing may be viewed through the window in the museum on the 1st floor balcony.
Rail Story
The museum is part of RAIL STORY, a collaborative venture with the Vintage Carriages Trust, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway and ourselves. Previously Ingrow Loco, we are now the ENGINE SHED to integrate better our ‘story of the locomotive’ with the CARRIAGE WORKS and the RAILWAY STATION.
For more information on the RAIL STORY project, please visit www.http://railstory.co.uk