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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Ian Allan excursion to the Middleton Rly, 17 September 1967 3. John Alcock passes Gasholder Terrace. This diesel - mechanical 0-6-0 was built in 1932 by Hunslet, works no 1697. After trials the LMS bought it as their No 7401, later 7051. It eventually returned to Hunslet who sold it to the Middleton in 1960, the railway's first loco, They named it after Hunslet's then managing director.
