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Branch Lines
Branch Lines to Dunstable
from Leighton Buzzard to Hatfield
ISBN:  978 1 906008 27 7
Published:  May 2008
Authors:  Sue Woodward
Geoff Woodward
Dimensions:  240 x 174 mm
Cover:  Glossy laminated hardback
Book Info:  96 pages
120 photographs
large scale maps
other details of local history
PRICE:  £15.95   [ Add to Cart ]
The branches formed part of a cross country route, which served both agriculture and industry. Part of it also carried London commuters, long before the word was introduced here. The sections were always operated by different organisations and thus we can enjoy great variety of rolling stock and architecture.

Stations and Railway Locations covered in this book

Stations Photo
Ayot 99-107
Billington Road Crossing Hut 14
Chaul End 48-49
Chaul End Laporte's Chemical Works 50-51
Dunstable North GNR 32-39
Dunstable North LNWR 24-31
Dunstable Town 40-44
Dunstable Town Cold Storage Depot 46-47
Dunstable Town Skimpot Lane Bridge 45
Grovebury Crossing Signal Box 11-13
Harpenden East 80-90
Hatfield 112-120
Ledburn Crossing Signal Box 8-10
Leighton Buzzard 1-6
Luton Bute Street 55-65
Luton Bute Street Signal Box 67-68
Luton East Signal Box 66
Luton Hoo 72-78
Luton Hoo Hyde Mill Siding 79
Luton Vauxhall Motors Sidings 70-71
Luton West Signal Box 52
Luton Yard Signal Box 53-54
Sewell Bank 21-23
Stanbridgeford 15-18
Totternhoe Lime & Stone Quarries 19-20
Welwyn Garden City 108-111
Wheathampstead 91-96
Wheathampstead Blackbridge landfill siding 97
Wheathampstead Sparrowhall Bridge 98
Wing Crossing Signal Box 7