A PAIR of locomotives which were due to appear at this weekend's Autumn Steam Spectacular will not be attending due to road and rail restrictions in and around Keighley.

A spokesman for the The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway commented on the "heavy hearts and regret" of its members, while announcing the news on Monday.

He said: "We've been informed today by our partners West Coast Railway Company that locomotive 4936 ‘Kinlet Hall’ has been declared out of gauge by Network Rail in the Keighley area, and therefore will not be able to visit the railway this weekend.

"As you can appreciate we have a lot of plans already put together for the event. Our volunteer organisers are now working hard to re-work timetables to bring visitors an interesting and stimulating Autumn Steam Spectacular.

"No other visiting locomotives are available at such short notice for the event, so our own locomotives will substitute for 4936.

"In addition, due to bridge weakness in the Keighley area, the movement of West Country Pacific 34092 ‘Wells’ back to the Railway, has not been possible.

"It had been anticipated that the locomotive may return to the railway via our main line connection but, in what can only be described as a double blow, we've now received confirmation that this will not be possible prior to the event."

The event runs from Friday until Sunday and promises plenty of photo opportunities, catering and organised tours. Visit kwvr.co.uk for more details.