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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Bagnall 2702, 15 May 1966 3: Dartmouth yard The Bagnall and brakevan stand in the yard of Clayton's Dartmouth works. Behind them is North Eastern Rly 0-4-0T 1310, still with its National Coal Board markings. Sentinel 54 and a steam crane can also be seen. Dartmouth yard was the Middleton's headquarters until 1983.
