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, 15 April 1967 9. After crossing Moor Road and reversing at the Parkside headshunt, 1310 propels its train up the curve into Dartmouth yard.
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