8th June 1963

A Cravens DMU at Luton Bute Street with a service to Dunstable on 8 June 1963. John Cosford.

1964

A pair of Cravens 2-car units pass at Harpenden East in 1964. Looking at a timetable of the period, these are possibly the 6.25pm Welwyn Garden City to Dunstable and the 6.28pm Luton Bute Street to Welwyn Garden City which crossed at 6.40/6.41pm. The line closed to passengers on 26 April 1965. Kevin Lane Collection.

15th February 1964

A Cravens twin is seen between Luton Hoo and Luton with the 12.14pm Welwyn Garden City to Dunstable North on 15 February 1964. E56453 leads, allocated to Finsbury Park at the time. Michael Mensing.

15th February 1964

E51293 leads the Cravens twin forming the 12:50pm Hatfield - Dunstable North service seen leaving Luton Hoo on 15 February 1964. Michael Mensing.

circa early 1965

A Cravens DMU at Dunstable North, closest is DTSL E56428. Undated, likely near closure in April 1965. Stuart Mackay Collection.

29th March 1965

A Cravens 2-car set waits at a tired looking Dunstable North station before returning to Hatfield on Monday 29 March 1965, just under a month before passenger services ceased. This would be the 3.07pm departure, the first train since 8.45am. No wonder the line closed! The van is occupying the bay platform used by former LNWR trains from Leighton Buzzard, which had last run in 1962. Kevin Lane Collection.

24th April 1965

Passenger services between Dunstable North, Luton and Hatfield ceased on 26 April 1965. Two days before, a Cravens two-car waits for time at Dunstable North, carrying an unofficial 'Skimpot Flyer' headboard, fitted by the South Bedfordshire Locomotive Club. Kevin Lane Collection.

24th April 1965

Luton Bute Street. It's the 24 April 1965, two days before the end of passenger trains between Hatfield, Luton and Dunstable North. A two-car Cravens set is waiting to leave for Dunstable; freight services continued to run on this section until 1989. Another Cravens can be seen in the distance. Kevin Lane Collection.