What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Bookings are open, and selling fast, for the ever popular Santa Specials at Middleton Railway after the disappointment of last year’s cancellation. The Santa Special Trains start running on Saturday 4 December 2021. Each child aged up to 12 years inclusive for whom a fare has been paid will be
Middleton Railway held a double celebration last Wednesday (29 September 2021) as they unveiled the name plate for their new carriage shed and Vice President, Ian Smith was presented with a lifetime achievement award from Railway Magazine. The carriage shed was made possible by a very generous bequest from the
We councillors receive scores of queries and problems from our constituents and we always try to solve them immediately. But every so often we are presented with a problem which takes weeks, if not months, to sort out. I received one such problem from the Chief of Middleton Railway which
Join a walk with Leeds City Walking Tours that takes you to a steam train ride and a gem of a railway museum on Sunday 15 August. From 1758, horses pulled carts of coal into Leeds from Middleton Colliery. In 1812 a new age began – not just for this
Middleton Railway President Hilary Benn MP visited the railway’s Moor Road headquarters on Wednesday (2 June 2021) during a Half Term Operating Day. He spoke with many of the railway’s working volunteers and was particularly interested in the railway’s Young Volunteers Group, supervised by member John Linkins, a teacher by
The familiar whistle of trains running on the world’s oldest railway could be heard again yesterday as Middleton Railway reopened after it was forced to close in November, having been shut for most of 2020. Steam trains are operating every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday every hour between 10:30am and
Middleton Railway is set to receive £36,300 from the seciond round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. This award will help them to reopen following the lockdown and also to continue our work in preserving the World’s Oldest Railway. Nearly £400 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations
The Middleton Railway has announced that, subject to government guidelines, it will reopen to the public on Sunday 23 May 2021. The Middleton Railway shop and cafe will re-open for indoor trading at the same time. Steam trains will operate every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday every hour between 10:30am and
Cllr Judith Blake is stepping down as the Leader of Leeds City Council following her appointment to the House of Lords. I have had the privilege of working with Judith over many years in her roles both as a Middleton Ward councillor and as Council Leader and I just want
Despite not being able to operate trains at present, Middleton Railway is pressing on with three major projects which have been funded via the two Lottery Grants received earlier this year. The major project is the construction of a new Mezzanine Floor in their ‘Engine House’, led by volunteer and