This summer signals a special anniversary for Keighley's world-famous steam railway.

The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is celebrating its 35th birthday.

And bosses of the five-mile line, which opened thanks to the efforts of dedicated enthusiasts, are keen to hear from people with recollections of those early days.

British Rail ran its last passenger train on the Worth Valley branch line in late 1961, which heralded the start of a rigorous campaign by volunteers to bring services back to the route.

The K&WVR was subsequently born, and its long battle to reopen the line reached fruition when - at 2.35pm on Saturday June 29, 1968 - passenger trains began operating again.

Now plans are being made to mark the milestone.

K&WVR spokesman Jim Shipley (pictured) said: "Volunteers have continued to operate regular steam train services every weekend for tourists and the local community, and to provide a valuable lifeline in winter when bad weather often closes local roads.

"The railway is looking forward to celebrating its 35th birthday on June 29 and is seeking memories and anecdotes from those who were around at the time, or who perhaps travelled on the inaugural train.

"Quite a lot of the people who were running things that day are still with us, and hopefully they will be about on the railway on the anniversary. Do you have any recollections of those heady days of the Swinging Sixties when enthusiasts got together with local people in the spirit of the old Ealing comedies to save their railway?"

Mr Shipley can be contacted at Haworth Station on 01535 645214. Free tickets will be sent to the best contributors.