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...our Running Season for 2026 that is! We re-open to the public on Saturday 4th April, at 10am and we have made some changes that we think you will like……

Middleton Railway has once more achieved horticultural glory, winning a Gold Award in the 2025 Yorkshire in Bloom competition — marking its sixth consecutive year of top-honour success.The accolade, presented…

We are pleased that the Arts Council England have reviewed the documentation that we submitted to them and they have accepted our museum accreditation.  This will run for the next…

For the last few weeks we have been running a raffle. Today (Monday 5th May 2025) the raffle was drawn, and in accordance with the rules, here are the results:…

Two locomotives in the Middleton fleet are going on holidays during 2025. During these visits to other heritage railways they fly the flag for Middleton whilst allowing these locomotives to…

Back in the depths of 2024, the Leeds People's Choir contacted us to see if they could sing a song written for them about the Middleton Railway. Of course, we…

The Middleton Railway is delighted to be taking part in the “Whistle up” on 1st January to herald the start of “Railway 200”, a celebration of the opening of the…

Following the discovery of a significant steam leak in the smokebox whilst on hire to Beamish, Manning-Wardle No.1210 'Sir Berkeley' was withdrawn from operations. Through lengthy discussions between Beamish, the…

The railway was honoured to host the Industrial Railway Societies (IRS) 75th anniversary AGM on Saturday 20th April. The IRS is an organisation which is devoted to the study of…