2016

SE2933 : HST from Leeds to London (2)

taken 9 years ago, near to Leeds, England

HST from Leeds to London (2)
HST from Leeds to London (2)
Power car 43238 in a special livery celebrating 40 years of the National Railway Museum, bringing up the rear of the 17.07 Harrogate to London Kings Cross, due to depart Leeds 17.45 (but running late on this occasion). It has to be a diesel as the line between Leeds and Harrogate is not electrified yet. See SE2933 : HST from Leeds to London (1) for the other end of the train.
Leeds Station

Leeds railway station is the second busiest railway station in England outside of London. It is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail.
Leeds is an important hub on the British rail network. The station is the terminus of the Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line which provides high speed inter-city services to London and is an important stop on the CrossCountry network between Scotland, the Midlands and South West England connecting to major cities such as Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Derby, Nottingham, Reading, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance. There are also regular inter-city services to major destinations throughout Northern England including Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield. It is also the terminus for trains running on the scenic Settle to Carlisle line.
Leeds is a major hub for local and regional destinations across Yorkshire such as to York, Scarborough, Hull, Doncaster and Sheffield. The station lies at the heart of the Metro commuter network for West Yorkshire providing services to Bradford, Wakefield, Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Halifax.
With 25 million passenger entries and exits between April 2011 and March 2012, Leeds is the busiest railway station in the North of England and the third-busiest railway station in the United Kingdom outside London, after Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central.


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SE2933, 3317 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 14 August, 2016   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 17 August, 2016
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2978 3316 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:47.6343N 1:32.9646W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2980 3317
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