A working model of locomotive ‘Salamanca’ has been donated to The Middleton Railway.

The locomotive model is special to the railway as it’s a model of their very first steam locomotive.

The model was built by Mr H Murray in 1939 and is believed to have last worked in 1960.

The model had been stored by his family members for years. They decided to offer the model to Leeds Industrial Museum; however, as they already had some of these models, they recommended that the family offer it to The Middleton Railway.

The railway is delighted to have received the model and will have pride of place on display in its museum.

“We were delighted to be given this superb model of a Blenkinsop locomotive and we will conserve it and have it displayed in our museum to help tell the story of these pioneering machines”

Middleton Railway Trust Chairman, Charles Milner