The last day of Leeds Central, 1967

17 photos of the last trains to use the station on the day it closed, 29 April.

44662, Holbeck High Level, Sat 29 April 1967 1. The class 1 headlamps and people leaning out of the windows shows that this train cannot be a 3N60 empty stock working. 44662 had derailed at Wennington on 16 February 1967 when working the 1815 Hunslet - Carnforth loaded coal. It was unable to stop in the down loop, became derailed at the trap point and ran onto the westbound platform. The tender was detached and two breakdown cranes were used to recover the.loco.

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44662, Holbeck High Level, Sat 29 April 1967 1. The class 1 headlamps and people leaning out of the windows shows that this train cannot be a 3N60 empty stock working. 44662 had derailed at Wennington on 16 February 1967 when working the 1815 Hunslet - Carnforth loaded coal. It was unable to stop in the down loop, became derailed at the trap point and ran onto the westbound platform. The tender was detached and two breakdown cranes were used to recover the.loco.