Drewry Railcar DB998901 ‘Olive’
Drewry Railcar DB998901 Olive - Originally ordered by the London & North Eastern Railway in 1947 for use on the Woodhead route. The nationalisation of the railways just a month…
Hunslet No.1684 ‘Mendip Collier’
Worked in Kilmersdon colliery in Somerset before being purchased in 1968 by the GWR 1338 Locomotive Fund. It moved to the Middleton Railway in 2006.
Youth Team Shortlisted in HRA Awards
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…
Coach SR 1074
Coach SR 1074 is our saloon coach.It started life as a Southern Region parcels van.It was purchased from British Railways in 1981, and was converted by us to a passenger…
Coach SR 1867
Coach SR 1867 is our saloon coach.It started life as a Southern Region parcels van.It was purchased from British Railways in 1982, and was converted by us to a passenger…
Coach SR 2084
Coach SR 2084 is our brake coach with an open veranda. It started life as a Southern Region parcels van.It was purchased from British Railways in 1981, and was converted…
Hunslet No.1697 ‘John Alcock’
John Alcock was built in Leeds in 1932 and previously worked for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway until 1943, and had various other owners until the Middleton Railway became…
Peckett No.5003 ‘Austins No. 1’
Austins No 1 was built in 1961, and previously worked for Austin & Sons Ltd in Dewsbury, before entereing the Middleton collection from Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in 2001.
45 on School Holiday runs
Hudswell-Clarke No.D1373 ‘MD&HB 45’
This engine was built in 1966 in Leeds.It has previously worked for the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, Liverpool, then various locations for Esso (including Purfleet and Plymouth), and after…
Sir Berkeley waiting for use
Manning-Wardle No.1210 ‘Sir Berkeley’
This engine was built by Manning Wardle & Company at their Boyne Engine works in Leeds. It has previously worked for Logan & Hemmingway, and at Cranford Ironstone Co, Kettering.…