Leighton Buzzard railway station herself within the confines of a train toilet with a can of explosive gas. The train immediately stopped at the station and the passengers were evacuated. The unusual suicide method caused great distress to the passengers and closed the West Coast Main Line for several hours whilst emergency services attended to the fire. Leighton Buzzard railway station Leighton Buzzard railway station serves the Leighton Buzzard and Linslade area of Bedfordshire and nearby parts of Buckinghamshire. Actually situated in Linslade, the station is north west of London Euston and is served by London Northwestern Railway services on the West Coast Main
Leighton Buzzard Light Railway no longer transport sand by roads, so a private industrial railway was proposed to take the traffic. Leighton Buzzard Light Railway opened on Thursday 20 November 1919, linking the sand quarries (Double Arches at the far end of the line) with the mainline railway south of the town at Grovebury sidings. The line was built using surplus equipment from the War Department Light Railways. The railway was built to a gauge of and laid using mostly rail. The line opened using steam traction by two Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 side tank steam locomotives. These proved inappropriate for the tightly-curved line and