A train is to make a journey not seen even in the days of steam.

It will be the first steam hauled train to take to the line from Oxenhope, on the Keighley & Worth Valley heritage line, and run to Carlisle.

Even before steam was axed in the 1960s, passengers wanting to travel from stations along the Worth Valley had to change at Keighley to get on to the main line.

The 11 carriages, capable of carrying 500 passengers, will be pulled by the locomotive LMS Black Five. It will make trips on Sunday, July 25 and Sunday, August 22.

Built in the 1930s, it regularly hauled trains along the main line in British Rail days. The trips - The Dalesman - have been organised by Kingfisher Tours, based in Settle, and are expected to attract hundreds of rail enthusiasts.

They will set off from Oxenhope on the Keighley & Worth Valley and then join the Airedale route. The trains will pick up in Haworth, Keighley, Skipton and Hellifield.

The historic trips will cross panoramic Ribblehead viaduct and plunge through mile-and-a-half long Blea Moor tunnel.

Kingfisher Tours' Roger Hardingham said: "There is likely to be a great demand for these trains from this unique starting point."

Ticket prices are £45 for adults from Keighley, Skipton and Hellifield and £25 for children. Passengers starting from Oxenhope or Haworth will have to pay an extra £5.

The train will leave the village at about 9.45am and from Keighley at 10.30am and Skipton at 10.45am. People wanting more information should telephone 0870 747 2983 or log on to railwayvideo.com