Thefts and vandalism have forced the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway to get electricity for the first time in 135 years.

Oakworth Station, on the restored line, switched on to modern power two months ago and has had a modern alarm system put in.

The next step is a closed circuit TV system.

The station, which played a major role in the 1970s film The Railway Children, and others on the line, had until now relied on oil lamps, gas mantles and coal fires.

But with the thefts of a Victorian clock from the station building, period signs from the perimeter fence, stone slabs from Ingrow Station and various vandalism incidents at other stations on the line, the railway has had to adjust.

K&WVR administration assistant Jim Shipley said: "It's by way of a deterrent.

"We're not going to sit by and let these sort of things happen.

"We're taking active steps to do something about it."

But while electrical points at Oakworth have been installed "sympathetically" to blend in with period equipment still in use, the CCTV cameras will be highly visible.

"Part of their role is as a deterrent so they need to be seen," explained Mr Shipley.

Haworth Station's CCTV system has been up and running for 18 months and other stations on the line already have modern security systems.

Station department chairman Tony Walker said: "Although Oakworth Station remains forever Victorian, the rest of the world has moved on.

"We must protect our valuable heritage for future generations, and if it means installing modern deterrents then so be it."