Press Releases
You can get more detail about some of the Midland Railway – Butterley’s latest news by reading our Press Releases. If you are a member of the Press and require more information then please contact us.
The Midland Railway Trust to receive £38,548 from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
• The Midland Railway Trust is among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund • This award will cover the costs of essential [...]
Midland Railway Trust receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund
The Midland Railway Trust has been awarded £149,156 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a [...]
INDIETRACKS 2020 tickets on sale
LOS CAMPESINOS!, WHYTE HORSES AND PIP BLOM TO HEADLINE INDIETRACKS 2020 Los Campesinos!, Whyte Horses, Pip Blom, Rozi Plain, Shopping and Josie Long are among 42 artists confirmed today for this year’s Indietracks festival. [...]
Middleton Press Book Signing
The Midland Railway – Butterley is pleased to announce that leading author and publisher of railway books Vic Mitchell will be on hand to sign copies of his books on the afternoon of Saturday 4th May. [...]
The Arrival of ‘Lord Phil’
Midland Railway - Butterley are very pleased to announce the 2019 visit of Hunslet WD 0-6-0 saddle tank 3883 'Lord Phil' for the 2019 running season!‘Lord Phil’ was built in 1944 for the War Department [...]
New Marketing and Events Manager
The Midland Railway – Butterley has appointed a new Marketing and Events Manager. Laura Greaves joins the railway to strengthen its position as one of the area’s leading tourist attractions. Laura, 33 from the Ripley [...]
Swanwick Junction Roadway Project Transforms the Midland Railway – Butterley
A major grant awarded by the Rural Development Growth Programme for England has enabled the Midland Railway – Butterley’s museum complex at Swanwick Junction to be transformed by the application of a high quality tarmac [...]
Family Re-united at First World War Commemoration
Family Re-United at First World War Commemoration Distant cousins met for the first time on Butterley Station Platform on May 12th when the Midland Railway – Butterley held a special ceremony to mark the [...]
Sapper Amos Commemoration
A special commemoration will take place at the Midland Railway - Butterley on Saturday 12th May 2018 to mark the centenary of the death of Sapper Alfred Frederick Amos. Sapper Amos was based at Butterley [...]
“Tornado” to visit Midland Railway – Butterley
The Midland Railway Trust is delighted to announce that the famous newly built steam locomotive “Tornado” will be paying a special visit to the Midland Railway – Butterley over the weekend of the 21st and 22nd [...]
Visiting Steam Locomotive
The Midland Railway – Butterley will be having a visiting Steam Locomotive to haul its trains throughout 2018. The locomotive is an 0-6-0 Saddle tank that is normally based at the Great Central Railway. This locomotive [...]