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, which has also published a calendar this year. This Sunday (29 October 2023) will be the last regular steam service on the railway for this year, which will be closed during November as it prepares
The results are in from this year’s Yorkshire in Bloom awards showing that both Middleton Railway and Beeston in Bloom have won Gold, with Beeston also winning joint best in category. Beeston was competing in the Urban Community and won jointly with Starbeck (near Harrogate). In their comments the Judges
Last Wednesday (16 August 2023) physical work commenced on ‘Little Moor Park’, Leeds City Council’s new recreational space on Moor Road in Hunslet, which has been developed in collaboration with the Middleton Railway Trust (MRT), based opposite. Four new information boards have been placed around the site, giving details of
Middleton Railway was celebrating its Youth Group who took over the running of the railway today (6 August 2023). The group was awarded their runners up certificate in the Rising Stars category of the Heritage Railway Association (HRA). Presenting the award, Noel Hartley, a Director at the HRA, said: “It’s
John Blenkinsop was a Mining Engineer and Steam Locomotive designer who was born at Felling, near Gateshead, County Durham. When he was old enough he was apprenticed to his cousin, John Straker, the Coal Viewer for Charles John Brandling’s Felling Colliery. Brandling lived at Tilling, County Durham; and he married
If you go down to the woods … Nature is gearing up to put on a spectacular display in Middleton Park – the bluebells are flowering. The leaves started appearing in January and have been growing stronger and denser. Over the last few weeks the first flowers have emerged providing
The Hunslet-built steam engine ‘Sir Berkeley’ was back in service after a re-dedication ceremony at Middleton Railway yesterday (15 April 2023). The engine, built in 1891 by Manning Wardle, is owned by the Vintage Carriages Trust and operated by Middleton Railway. Ian Smith, Vice President of the Middleton Railway Trust
Running an award-winning heritage railway isn’t just about the grease monkeys that keep the magnificent locomotives moving. There are host of roles from serving teas in the café to selling tickets with a smile and tending the flower beds that make the visitor experience special. Middleton Railway have a range
The Middleton Railway is delighted to announce its Youth Team has been shortlisted in the Heritage Railway Association annual awards. A new category for 2023, the ‘Rising Stars’ Award recognises the achievements of an organisation or group that is less than ten years old. The Youth Team has been running
Middleton Railway will reopen on Saturday 1 April 2023 with our annual ‘Community Day’. This is an opportunity for local groups to bring a stall and advertise their activities and we would like community groups to contact us: admin@middletonrailway.org.uk if you would like to bring a stand. Admission to this