Volunteers hope The Railway Children will put historic railway 'back on the map'
Submitting... When the charity was facing a fight for survival in 2020, after the Covid-19 pandemic forced it to close down the line and halt all of the steam-train passenger services, the actress was a vocal supporter who urged people to make a donation to the ‘Worth Saving’ appeal, which raised over £300,000. A train at Oakworth on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Rebecca Atkins, Commercial Manager at Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, said: “It’s very special for the volunteers that were actually featured in the original, who are still volunteering on the railway 50 years late...
Source: yorkshirepost.co.uk