South Leeds Life

As we’ve reported on this week’s big launch of the Middleton Life local history project today, we thought it’d be nice to share a video we found on Youtube on Middleton Railway. The video is from an 8mm silent cine film showing what things were like on the railway over 40 years ago. The video’s posted [...]

Organisations across Leeds joined forces to tackle litter and fly tipping along the Middleton Railway Line. A big clean-up of the line was held after increasing amounts of litter and rubbish were found dumped in the area. The clean-up was a joint effort with Middleton Railway Trust, which provided volunteers and a train to transport [...]

Here’s your weekly roundup of what’s making south Leeds tick on other websites and blogs: Aire Valley Homes reports on its Facebook page that iddleton has a new welcome sign!…. installed by Groundwork, supported by the Middleton Community Group, and funded through Aire Valley Homes’ Inner South Area Panel. See the photo above! A severe fire [...]

The world’s oldest working railway – a jewel in Leeds’ crown – celebrated 200 years of  steam by drawing in bumper crowds to a special event over the weekend. Middleton Railway, which runs from its station in Moor Road, Hunslet, through to Middleton Park once pioneered the engines that powered the industrial revolution and established [...]

This weekend Middleton Railway will be celebrating 200 years of steam at the railway with a special event, writes Andrew Gill. In June 1812 the Middleton Railway became the first railway in the world to successfully use steam locomotives in a commercial environment. These early pioneering locomotives hauled coal from the local mine into Leeds to help [...]

In June 1812 the Middleton Railway became the first railway in the world to successfully use steam locomotives in a commercial environment, writes Andrew Gill. These early pioneering locomotives hauled coal from the local mine into Leeds to help fuel the industrial revolution. Since then steam has never been far from the Middleton Railway, continuing [...]