Railway Children line Keighley visitor centre progressing

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway has been in dozens of films including The Railway Children

Work to create a visitor centre on the line made famous by The Railway Children is progressing.

An historic water tower on platform four at Keighley Station in West Yorkshire is being converted as part of a £140,000 project.

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway line has featured in dozens of films including the 1970 adaptation of the popular children's book about evacuees.

A spokesperson said the centre would "continue to delight passengers".

A 30,000-gallon water tank sits on the roof of the tower, which dates back to 1883.

The tank, which provides the water for the railway's steam locomotives, is believed to be the last functioning tower of its kind in the UK, Bradford Council said.

A spokesperson from Keighley and Worth Valley Railway said: "Work started at the end of last year on the interior of the tower and work is now under way on the permanent floor."

Sally Thomsett, Jenny Agutter and Bernard Cribbins in The Railway Children film

The expected completion date is later in February.

Bradford councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, who has responsibility for regeneration and transport, added: "This historic water tower is such an important structure and part of Keighley's proud rail heritage.

"We are delighted the building will have a new lease of life for the future while maintaining the crucial purpose for which it was built."

The Railway Children's famous scene where Bobbie shouts out, "Daddy, my daddy" was shot at the line's Oakworth station, near Keighley.