Middleton Railway Leeds, 1960s
41 photos of this pioneering preserved line taken 1966 - 1968. In 1960 the Middleton became Britain's first standard gauge preserved line, narrowly beating the Bluebell. Although there were occasional brakevan rides, the Middleton in the 1960s was mainly a freight line. In its first 10 years the Middleton carried some 61,000 tons of freight, mainly steel and scrap metal, through then industrial Hunslet.
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North Eastern Rly 1310, Balm Road branch, 15 April 1967 1. Here are nine shots showing 1310 propelling loaded wagons to the BR interchange at Balm Road on the Midland main line, and returning with empties. The sequence opens with the train heading away from the camera past Gasholder Terrace towards Balm Road. NB the lack of headlamps or brakevan, and that 1310 still has no NER markings.
