Museums · Yorkshire & the Humber
Middleton Railway
The Middleton Railway is the world's oldest continuously working railway, situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1758 and is now a heritage railway, run by volunteers from The M
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Middleton Railway is the world's oldest continuously working railway, situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1758 and is now a heritage railway, run by volunteers from The Middleton Railway Trust Ltd. since 1960. The railway operates passenger services at weekends and on public holidays over approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) of track between its headquarters at Moor Road, in Hunslet, and Park Halt, on the outskirts of Middleton Park.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Middleton Railway is the world's oldest continuously working railway, situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1758 and is now a heritage railway, run by volunteers from The Middleton Railway Trust Ltd. since 1960. The railway operates passenger services at weekends and on public holidays over approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) of track between its headquarters at Moor Road, in Hunslet, and Park Halt, on the outskirts of Middleton Park.
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Background
History
from a painting by George Walker in his The Costume of Yorkshire, engraved by Robert Havell 1814, showing a Matthew Murray steam locomotive (Salamanca) on the Middleton Railway]] Coal has been worked in Middleton since the 13th century, from bell pits, gin pits and later "day level" or adits. Anne Leigh, heiress to the Middleton Estates, married Ralph Brandling from Felling near Gateshead on the River Tyne. They lived in Gosforth and left running of the Middleton pits to agents. Charles Brandling was their successor. In 1754, Richard Humble, from Tyneside, was his agent. Brandling was in competition with the Fentons in Rothwell who were able to transport coal into Leeds by river, putting…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7751, -1.5386
- District
- Leeds
- Parish
- Leeds, unparished area
- Postcode
- LS10 2JQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leeds South
- Official site
- www.middletonrailway.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Middleton Railway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Middleton Railway?
- Middleton Railway is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode LS10 2JQ), in the parish of Leeds, unparished area.
- Who owns Middleton Railway?
- Middleton Railway is owned by The Middleton Railway Trust Ltd..
- How do I get to Middleton Railway?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LS10 2JQ. It sits within the Leeds South parliamentary constituency.