Browse Items (8361 total)
Ten question quiz for visitors, "especially good for the young".
A map provided for visitors showing railway interest from Leeds City Station to Broom Pit
A short history and guide to the line
A history of the Railway pre 1960 and an update on preservation 1960 -1978
Fourth Edition of the History of the Middleton Colliery Railway pre and post 1960
A brief historical survey of the Middleton Colliery Railway
Rail Derrick 2 on lorry, HE1697, etc., Parkside headshunt,
'1310' Ghd. 38-91 14 inch 0-4-0T Standing in Clayton's Yard.
Makers brass plate Hudswell, Clarke & Co. Ltd Leeds UK
for loco No.1888 of 1958
"Diana" (?) A lucky picture in 1974, when an Austerity was put to work at Prince of Wales for a short time. I think this was the last colliery steam…
"Airedale No 2" Out of use by the time I took this in 1974
"Coal Products No 3" HL3575/1923
Picture of the Hawthorn Leslie 0-6-0ST working the coke car. The usual motive power was an electric loco with a…
"Coal Products No 3" HL3575/1923
Pictures of the Hawthorn Leslie 0-6-0ST working the coke car. The usual motive power was an electric loco with a…
"Coal Products No 3" HL3575/1923 Pictures of the Hawthorn Leslie 0-6-0ST working the coke car. The usual motive power was an electric loco with a very…
Glass Houghton Coke Works Austerity Late 1973 visit to the coke works to see the Hawthorn Leslie at work
"Diana" HE2879/1943 June 1973.
Two views showing Diana on the line from Fryston, among the wagons at the canal staithes.
"Diana" HE2879/1943 June 1973.
Two views showing Diana on the line from Fryston, among the wagons at the canal staithes.
"Diana" HE2879/1943 June 1973.
This was the last day of regular steam working at Wheldale, and hence at any pit in the North Yorks Area. A sad…
"Diana" HE2879/1943
June 1973. This was the last day of regular steam working at Wheldale, and hence at any pit in the North Yorks Area. A sad…
"Airedale" June 1973. Loco out of use.
"Airedale" June 1973. Loco out of use.
"Airedale" HE1440/1923 Airedale was the prototype Hunslet 15” saddle tank.
The Austerity is either HE2414 or WB2740 (NCB 143)
"Beatrice" HE2705/1945 June 1973. Loco out of use.
"Beatrice" HE2705/1945 June 1973. Loco out of use.
"Beatrice" HE2705/1945 June 1973. Loco out of use.
"Parkhill 26"
June 1973. Loco now out of use.
S.103 HC1864/1952
A Friday in June 1973. This was the only loco working at this colliery by then.
Colliery Locomotive
Colliery Locomotive
"Elizabeth" HC1600/1927
"Airedale No 2" HE1956/1939
"Airedale No 2" HE1956/1939
"Airedale No 2" HE1956/1939
"Airedale No 2" HE1956/1939
One of the austerities out of use.
HE1726/1935
There was very little steam activity on this rather nice little system by this time. There were two Hunslets called Jubilee, HE1725 and…
Allerton Bywater Primrose No 2
This is the Area Central Workshops yard. The Austerity is probably Antwerp (HE3180/1944)
Fryston No 2 HC1883/1955
Parkhill 26 - Note the NER slotted post shunt signal
"Mexborough" HE1902/1938
Back of photograph of Windle the day before being handed over to Middleton Railway Preservation Society on Tuesday 17/10/1961 .
Ex-Glasgow Tram 1055June 1960
Sheffield 513, Clayton's yard, Middleton Railway, (Leeds Modern School Railway Society visit),
Rail Derrick 2, Leeds Trams 160 & 517, Parkside,
Broom Pit