Leighton Buzzard Light Railway 19th century sand was carried by horse carts from quarries south of the town to be shipped on the Dunstable-Leighton Buzzard railway. The carts damaged roads and resulted in claims for compensation against the quarry owners from Bedfordshire County Council. At the end of the century steam wagons were introduced which increased the damage to roads. The outbreak of the First World War cut off supplies of foundry sand from Belgium. Sand was needed for ammunition factories and new sources were sought. Leighton Buzzard sands proved well suited and production increased. After 1919 the quarry companies were told they could
Leighton Buzzard railway station Northwestern Railway and the other from Southern, one train per hour to and two trains an hour to Birmingham New Street. There is also one train on weekdays to and from Crewe and some services to/from Crewe on Sundays. Leighton Buzzard station is served by several local buses. The F70 bus route, operated by Arriva, provides a direct Bus rapid transit service to via the Luton to Dunstable Busway, with an onward connection to Luton Airport. There have been past proposals about reopening the route to Luton when little of it had been lost to new construction, as either a