What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Can you help Middleton Railway raise £40,000 as part of their appeal to help preserve part of South Leeds’ industrial heritage? The volunteers at the historic railway are aiming to build a ‘Running Shed’, which will enable them to provide secure, undercover storage for two operational locomotives. And they’re asking
I arrived at Moor Road, home of Middleton Railway on a very dull Saturday, for my second visit for the blog in as many months. There was a large amount of cars already parked up and families on their way into the Festival. I paid entrance fee in, which included a
A new housing development has been officially opened with a celebration of the industrial heritage of Leeds from which it takes its name. The £1.7m development of 16 new homes at Salamanca Court in Belle Isle has been completed by Leeds Federated Housing Association. The estate’s name has been
This in from the good folks at Middleton Railway today: We will be operating on Wednesdays throughout August starting from Wednesday 25th July. The first train will depart from Moor Road at 11:00 and run every 40 minutes until 15:00. Everyone over 3 years of age pays £2.50 and everyone
Organisations across Leeds joined forces to tackle litter and fly tipping along the Middleton Railway Line. A big clean-up of the line was held after increasing amounts of litter and rubbish were found dumped in the area. The clean-up was a joint effort with Middleton Railway Trust, which provided volunteers
The world’s oldest working railway – a jewel in Leeds’ crown – celebrated 200 years of steam by drawing in bumper crowds to a special event over the weekend. Middleton Railway, which runs from its station in Moor Road, Hunslet, through to Middleton Park once pioneered the engines that powered
This weekend Middleton Railway will be celebrating 200 years of steam at the railway with a special event, writes Andrew Gill. In June 1812 the Middleton Railway became the first railway in the world to successfully use steam locomotives in a commercial environment. These early pioneering locomotives hauled coal from the local
On Saturday 9 June PCSO Mark Edkins from the Business Crime Reduction Unit attended at Middleton Railway Trust to apply Smart water to property after recent thefts. The volunteers at Middleton Railway Trust have been working with the Business Crime Reduction Centre and PCSO Edkins in an attempt to reduce
In June 1812 the Middleton Railway became the first railway in the world to successfully use steam locomotives in a commercial environment, writes Andrew Gill. These early pioneering locomotives hauled coal from the local mine into Leeds to help fuel the industrial revolution. Since then steam has never been far