Repairs to Railway Children walk completed
Repairs to part of a popular riverside walk have been carried out by Bradford Council.
A section of wall holding up the footpath near Haworth had fallen into the river.
Running from Mytholmes Lane to Ebor Lane the footpath forms part of the route known as The Railway Children Walk.
The walk takes people past many of the locations used in the original 1970 film including Oakworth Station, Mytholmes Tunnel and station master Mr Perks' cottage.
Alex Ross-Shaw, the council's executive member for regeneration, planning and transport, said: "It was found that not only had the top section of the wall fallen but also that the river had undercut the foundations which made it a much bigger job than originally anticipated.
"It's a very popular route with a lot of historic value so well worth the effort put in by the teams to ensure our public rights of way are safe for the public to enjoy."
The council's countryside team put temporary safety netting in place and carried out work to fill holes and level the surface making it safer and usable until a permanent solution was in place.
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