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Middleton Railway

Join Middleton Railway and celebrate 200 years of steam in Miggy

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 [...]

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