Here are two versions of Matthew Murray’s engines which began running on Middleton Railway in 1812. The top version, by George Walker, is the first known painting of a steam locomotive. The print below is incorrect. The artist has lengthened one chimney and provided it with a second.
Over more than a century, the Society has built up a number of special collections, notably its archive, map and image collections, which have recently been re-catalogued to make them more accessible. These collections are housed in the Society’s library, based at the Leeds Library, 18 Commercial Street, Leeds LS1 6AL.