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advertised services, The Middleton Railway Trust Ltd Ltd Trust Railway Middleton The services, advertised
Hunslet, Leeds LS10 2JQ LS10 Leeds Hunslet,
Whilst every effort will be made to provide the the provide to made be will effort every Whilst
The Station, Moor Road, Moor Station, The
Middleton Railway Trust Ltd Trust Railway Middleton
If you are interested, please enquire at the shop. the at enquire please interested, are you If
• floral displays floral •
• maintaining the track and stations and track the maintaining •
and wagons wagons and
• restoring and servicing the locomotives, coaches coaches locomotives, the servicing and restoring •
• the shop and booking office office booking and shop the •
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welcomes new recruits. There are always vacancies for a a for vacancies always are There recruits. new welcomes (Weekdays 09.30 until 17.30) until 09.30 (Weekdays
The Railway is operated entirely by volunteers and and volunteers by entirely operated is Railway The or telephone our visitor hotline 0845 680 1758 680 0845 hotline visitor our telephone or
www.middletonrailway.org.uk
For up to date information please visit : visit please information date to up For
enquire via email for more information more for email via enquire Please
Educational visits are available most of the year. year. the of most available are visits Educational Postcode LS10 2JQ or Beza Street Beza or 2JQ LS10 Postcode
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We welcome dogs on a lead. a on dogs welcome We
building entrance. Baby change facilities are available. are facilities change Baby entrance. building for latest travel information travel latest for
with disabled parking spaces adjacent to the the to adjacent spaces parking disabled with www.wymetro.com/bustravel/ www.wymetro.com/bustravel/ Check
Our building and trains are fully accessible, accessible, fully are trains and building Our
to the end, we are on the left the on are we end, the to
Moor Rd, cross to Moor Rd and walk 10 mins almost almost mins 10 walk and Rd Moor to cross Rd, Moor
early mining can be found in the form of old Bell Pits. Bell old of form the in found be can mining early
Middleton. Alight at the junction of Belle Isle Rd and and Rd Isle Belle of junction the at Alight Middleton.
northern edges of Middleton Park, where evidence of the the of evidence where Park, Middleton of edges northern
From the Corn Exchange, Nos 12, 13 & 13A towards towards 13A & 13 12, Nos Exchange, Corn the From
Railway runs from Moor Road Station to Park Halt on the the on Halt Park to Station Road Moor from runs Railway
By Bus Bus By (Leeds City Centre) City (Leeds
Murray at his Round Foundry in Holbeck, Leeds. Today the the Today Leeds. Holbeck, in Foundry Round his at Murray
colliery engineer John Blenkinsop, and built by Matthew Matthew by built and Blenkinsop, John engineer colliery we are a few hundred yards on left on yards hundred few a are we
commercially. They were designed by the Middleton Middleton the by designed were They commercially.
go left, and next left, second exit at mini roundabout, roundabout, mini at exit second left, next and left, go
world to successfully employ steam locomotives locomotives steam employ successfully to world
Leave M621 at Jct. 6, at end of slip road road slip of end at 6, Jct. at M621 Leave West M62
24th June 1812 Middleton became the first railway in the the in railway first the became Middleton 1812 June 24th
South out of Leeds on M621 & from from & M621 on Leeds of out South yards. hundred river Aire, the motive power was horses. However, on the the on However, horses. was power motive the Aire, river
build it. Initially, carrying coals to the staithes near to the the to near staithes the to coals carrying Initially, it. build at Jct. 5 follow signs to the railway for a few few a for railway the to signs follow 5 Jct. at
requiring the first ever Railway Act of Parliament in order to to order in Parliament of Act Railway ever first the requiring M62 East From M1 follow “City” signs, leave M621 M621 leave signs, “City” follow M1 From East M62
It was built as a colliery railway in 1758 1758 in railway colliery a as built was It
Into Leeds on the M621 (south) from M1 (south) & & (south) M1 from (south) M621 the on Leeds Into
Leeds. of centre the from miles two just is Railway The
Please note we are in Hunslet, not Middleton, Leeds Middleton, not Hunslet, in are we note Please
The Middleton Railway Middleton The How to find us find to How
The Site The Site Birthday Parties
Discover the history of locomotive See our collection of industrial locomotives built in Why not hire a coach for your party? building in Leeds Leeds and beyond. The party coach is specially reserved and from 1812 to 1995. decorated for your exclusive use. Your children can enjoy their party with their friends whilst the train travels between Moor Road and Park Halt stations on our normal passenger service. Leave the train at Park Halt if you like and explore the Ancient Woodlands of Middleton Park, returning to the train when you wish. Watch the engine run round (change ends) at Park (within 2 hours of first boarding the train) Halt and Moor Road after each trip. Watch the crew undertake their duties, caring for the Climb onto the footplate and learn the controls locomotive and preparing it for your journey ahead. of a steam locomotive
See the inside of a boiler and learn how it works.
Relax in our cafe with a hot drink and a sandwich, You are welcome to bring your own have a go operating the model train food for consumption on the train or at Park Halt and let the children have fun in the play area. Hot and cold drinks and confectionery See our collection of historic patterns used to make are available at the Moor Road shop. new castings for old, missing and broken parts. If you wish we can provide food for your party, supplied by Megabites of Rothwell, from £5 per head. Please ask for further details.
Prices £65 for 20 people £95 for 30 people Special Events 2018 Operating Days
st st nd 31 March, 1 & 2 April MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE Easter Bank Holiday S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F
Free Easter chocolate for children 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 st 21 April 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Community day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Come and see local groups 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 and maybe get involved? 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 30 5th, 6th & 7th May A Walk In The Woods JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Bring your teddies to see the bluebells S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F and support the Alzheimer’s Society for the 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 weekend. Children with a teddy travel free 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16th - 17th June 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Model Railway Exhibition 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 See the models amongst the real things 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31
30th June & 1st July Leeds steampunk MARKET Presents Full Steam Ahead SteamPunk Market Trade fair, authors, artists and fashion NOVEMBER DECEMBER Standard Timetable Fares A great event for all ages S S M T W T F S S M T W T F Day Rover Tickets are valid on all trains on day of purchase 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 th th Day Rover: Adult £6.00, Child 3 to 15 years £3 14 - 15 July 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Family Day Rover: £16.00 (up to 2 Adults & up to 3 Children) Leeds Diesels on Display 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Running our home fleet of Leeds built 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Single Journey: Adult £3.00, Child £1.50 diesel locomotives (Moor Road to Park Halt or Park Halt to Moor Road) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 EVERYONE TRAVELS 19th August & 1st Jan New Year’s Day Children under 3 and dogs travel free AT CHILD FARES ON Leeds Classic Bus Runday ALL WEDNESDAY Classic buses linking up local museums SERVICES SITE CLOSED STEAM SERVICE DIESEL SERVICE SPECIAL EVENT SANTA 8th-9th September A chance to see and learn about aspects of Heritage Open Day the railway with a conducted tour Standard Timetable - may not apply to some special events and 1st January WNX th th 29 - 30 September Moor Road Dep. 11.00 11.40 12.20 13.00 14.00 14.40 15.20 16.00 Last Coals to Leeds A commemoration of our mining heritage Park Halt Arr. 11.08 11.48 12.28 13.08 14.08 14.48 15.28 16.08 Park Halt Dep. 11.15 11.55 12.35 13.15 14.15 14.55 15.35 16.15 December Santa Specials Moor Road Arr. 11.25 12.05 12.45 13.25 14.25 15.05 15.45 16.25 Advance online bookings start 1st Sept WNX - Does not run on Wednesdays or in November 1st January 2019 The Moor Road Site opens at 10.00 and closes 20 minutes after the last train arrives. Mince Pie Special Follow us on Facebook or visit our website for further details or special running days. Pricing may vary for all special events and all events are subject to change without notice, please see website for latest info /MiddletonRailwayOfficial @MiddletonRailwa www.middletonrailway.org.uk
Balm Road Branch was our connection to the national rail network, used when we transported goods between 1960 and 1983 Why not take a walk in the park? Dartmouth the former route to the Middleton park has four marked trails to follow with a visitor centre by the lake connection with Claytons that sells hot food. A children’s play area can also be found there. Check out the Friends and Robinson & Birdsell. of Middleton Park extensive programme for events happening in the park. Park Halt is near the www.fomp.co.uk location of the last Visitor centre, café and toilet opening hours colliery the railway served. Weekends: 9.00 to 15.00, Weekdays: 10.15 to 14.15