# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Waggonways and Railways
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Middleton park is the home of the historic Middleton Colliery - supplying Leeds with coal from the early 1600's. In the early 1750s the colliery embarked on an ambitious project to build a wooden railway (a waggonway) to take harsedrawn coal trucks to the river Aire. The coal to be shipped onwards to Leeds and elsewhere. This, at the time, was pioneering technology and allowed far more coal to be moved quickly and economically
than the previous carts and pack horses.

A little later, in 1758, the Middleton Railway to Leeds was built to take coals directly into the city - such was demand for the high quality Middleton coal. For over 50 years this railway relied on horse power, but
in 1812 was converted to steam to become the first successfull
commercial use of steam locomotion in the world!

Amazingly the routes of the waggonways in the park were so well constructed that they are still being used as roads today. So join us as we walk these
waggonways to the railway and back, past mine shafts and pit heads over 200 years old and hear some of the tales of those times from the local guides.

The walk starts at 1:30pm, prompt, this Sunday at the Visitor Centre in the park, and will last aprox. one and a half hours. It will be on hard
surfaces and is suitable for wheelchair and mobility scooters users - though there are hills.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leeds/waggonways-and-railways/200030262015351
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Leeds
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Middleton park
- **lat**: 53.75438
- **long**: -1.54501
- **full address**: Middleton park, Middleton Park Visitor Centre, Leeds, LS10 3, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Waggonways and Railways being held?
  - **A:** Waggonways and Railways takes place on Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm to Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Middleton park, Middleton Park Visitor Centre, Leeds, LS10 3, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Waggonways and Railways?
  - **A:** Waggonways and Railways is organized by Friends of Middleton Park.

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