2021

SE2933 : Tracks west from Leeds (3) - Northern

taken 5 years ago, near to Leeds, England

Tracks west from Leeds (3) - Northern
Tracks west from Leeds (3) - Northern
Two Northern Railways trains of class 195 (Civity) await departure: 195131 on platform 15 with the 08.57 to Blackpool North and 195022 on platform 17A with the 09.09 to Nottingham (not the train I was waiting for, the 08.58 to Knottingley which was considerably delayed).
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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This photo is linked from: Articles: · Class 195 diesel multiple units Automatic Clusters: · Leeds [2167] Other Photos: · Train, Leeds ·
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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 28 July, 2021   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 29 July, 2021
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2978 3314 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:47.6235N 1:32.9647W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2976 3313
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