Comings and Goings
Heading out - Peckett 2103 This locomotive was obtained for the Middleton Railway through the generosity of Tony and Joyce Bell at a time when the Middleton Railway was facing…
Mick receiving the award
Yorkshire in Bloom 2023
Middleton Railway is delighted to announce it won a GOLD award at the Yorkshire in Bloom annual awards ceremony held in Tadcaster on Thursday 28th September. This is the 4th successive…
Youth Team Day
On Sunday 6th August the Middleton Railway held an event to recognise the achievements of itsYouth Team, including a recent nomination and runner up in the Heritage Railway Associationannual awards.…
Sir Berkeley waiting for use
Sir Berkeley Dedication
On Saturday 15th April, guests and VIPs of Middleton Railway, and the Vintage Carriages Trust, along with many other people from all walks of life, got together at the Middleton…
Ian Smith - Author of the book
The Middleton Railway – 6 Decades of Preservation
Today we launch Volume 2 of our Middleton Railway History. Written by Vice President Ian Smith, who has known the railway since it was first opened by volunteers, the book…
Hudswell-Clarke No.1882 ‘Mirvale’
Built Weight Length Status Wheel 1955, Leeds 20 tons 6 cwt 21' 2" (approx 6.5 m) On Display With Cab Access 0-4-0ST In 1955 The Mirvale Chemical Company ordered this…
Hudswell-Clarke No.1369 ‘M. S. C. No. 67’
Built Weight Length Status Wheel 1919, Leeds 33 tons 19 cwt 24' 4" (approx 7.4 m) On display, not operational 0-6-0ST The Manchester Ship Canal was one of the largest…
Hudswell-Clarke No.1544 ‘Slough Estates Ltd No. 3’
Built Weight Length Status Wheel 1924, Leeds 32 tons 10 cwt 25' 7" (approx 7.8 m) Undergoing Overhaul 0-6-0ST 1544 was built in 1924 as the first new locomotive to…
Drewry Railcar DB998901 Olive
Built Weight Length Status Wheel 1950, Baguley Cars division, Burton-on-Trent 16 tons 10 cwt 29' 5" (approx 9.0 m) Operational 0-4-0 Drewry Railcar DB998901 Olive - Originally ordered by the…
Hunslet No.1684 ‘Mendip Collier’
Built Weight Length Status Wheel 1931, Leeds 23 tons 10 cwt 21' 10" (6.7m) Stored 0-4-0T Worked in Kilmersdon colliery in Somerset before being purchased in 1968 by the GWR…