Exclusive Interview with Charles Milner: Chairman Middleton Railway Trust
Conducted by Karen Beishuizen
Photos courtesy of Charles Milner
Established in 1758, the Middleton Railway holds the distinction of being the world’s oldest continuously working railway. It was originally built to transport coal from the Middleton Colliery to the thriving markets of Leeds. Historic diesel locomotives built between 1932 and 1968 are used on Saturday and Wednesday trains...