DMU 1967 Gelderd Road Junction, Leeds-ROneg-1703-265
.br/ DMU from Wakefield for Leeds or Bradford heading towards Wortley South Junction, about to cross over A58 Whitehall Road.br/ br/While researching the images of Gelderd Road Junction, Leeds, Vic Smith wondered why the trains were not using the junction chord line onto the former LNWR line over Holbeck Viaduct.br/ On a couple of the images, 1703-264, 1703-263, the chord line is not visible, suggesting they were taken during construction.br/ The junction opened on 1 May 1967, when all trains used City Station after the closure of Central Station on 29 April 1967.There was no service into Central on Sundays.br/ This means all the 1967-05-06 dates for Leeds Central area photos are incorrect as Leeds Central closed 1967-04-29..br/ Supported by fact D9014 was in Doncaster Works from May 1- June 12.br/ br/ This leads me to believe that the photos of Gelderd Road Junction, Leeds were taken before the Junction officially opened on 1967-05-01, hence all the trains using the old route.br/ br/ 1703-215 amp; 1703-221 shows a crowd of photographers ndash; could this be the last day of operation?.