What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Sharing the UK’s railway heritage expertise: leading experts from Taiwan visit Middleton Railway Not surprisingly, given its role as the birthplace of the railways, the UK is a global leader in the preservation, restoration and management of railway heritage. Railway museums, heritage sites and preservation societies can be found in
What could be more exciting for children at this time of year than a ride on a steam train and a present from Santa? Middleton Railway is preparing to launch its ever popular Santa Specials on Saturday 30 November 2019. Trains run each Saturday and Sunday through December and on
A long time ago, on a railway not far way … Middleton Railway are now preparing to host their fourth Star Rails cosplay weekend on Saturday and Sunday (19 & 20 October 2019). The Engine House Museum at Moor Road will be awash with Ewoks and Stormtroopers; Light Sabres will
A new book tracing the intertwined development of coal mining, railways and the community of Middleton has been published by the Middleton Railway Trust. Colliery, Community, Railway, by Charles Milner, was launched at an event at the railway on Tuesday (17 September 2019). It forms the final piece of Last
Our “Works Outing” event will be held on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September 2019, based (as far as is practical, given the limits on the availability of crews) on the slogan “if it works it gets an outing”. It will feature a variety of operating patterns, including mixed traffic
The annual ‘Leeds Running Day’ is back this Sunday (18 August 2019), with vintage buses and coaches offering free rides all day across south and central Leeds. The beautifully restored vehicles will circulate 10am to 5pm, between Thwaite Mills museum in Stourton, Middleton Railway in Hunslet, Leeds Industrial Museum in
Middleton Railway are hosting another family friendly day a week on Saturday (10 August 2019) featuring superhero and princess characters in costume as well as face painting, painting of plaques and of course train rides. Special fares will apply on the day at the award winning child friendly attraction, with
Following the fire at Jewson’s timber yard adjacent to the Middleton Railway in July 2018, a number of items on the railway were fire damaged. The worst case was a covered van, known as a PALVAN, which was burned out and all its contents destroyed. The Middleton Railway has now
When the Cricket World Cup starts next week, Middleton Railway has an important part to play. Each time a player scores a 6, 50, or 100, a screen will light up and music will be played to celebrate the fact. For the matches taking place at Headingley, Middleton Railway is
Construction is now well under way on a new building at the Middleton Railway. The Richard Holland Carriage Shed will be 42m long, 5.4m wide and 5.7m high and will house the Trust’s three carriages plus an LNER Ballast Brake van, converted for passenger use. The £100,000 building has been