Photo Credit: Chris Allen

In Person – Seminar, buffet lunch and tour of Locomotive Gallery – to book tickets: click here

On-line – Seminar only – to book tickets: click here

Details of how to find Armley Mills Museum and other details can be found here

As we are limited to 60 in-person attendees, booking is essential and tickets cost £16 (inclusive of a £1 booking fee charged by Ticket Source), which includes Museum entry to the Seminar, the Buffet Lunch, and the tour of the Railway Galleries.

This is a joint meeting with the Industrial History Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society

The Locomotive Galleries at Armley Mills Museum have been closed since catastrophic flooding in December 2015.  A major flood prevention scheme, which included a flood wall around the Museum site and the rebuilding of the gallery wall adjacent to the River Aire, has now been completed, and the galleries will reopen to the public in 2026.

This meeting is an opportunity to view the newly completed gallery and to hear about the major locomotive industry in Leeds and the important railway collection held by the Museum.

Programme

11:00 am Assemble, coffee, and welcome

11:30 am Michael Bailey –  The Leeds Locomotive Building Industry in the 19th Century

12:30 pm John McGoldrick – The Leeds Railway Collection

1:30 pm – Buffet Lunch

2:15 pm – Group 1: Accompanied tour of the new locomotive gallery

2:15 pm – Group 2: Opportunity to explore artefacts from the Leeds Museum Railway Collection

3:15 pm – Groups swap over

4:15 pm to museum close at 5:00 pm, opportunity to explore the museum collection

About the Speakers

Michael Bailey

John McGoldrick