The conquest of Holbeck viaduct

Part 3 of the Leeds Historical Expedition Society's quest to take cameras were no other camera has been before. Here we take you on a birds eye view of the abandoned Holbeck railway viaduct in south Leeds. Carefull planning, reconascence & skilled tactics were employed for this daring raid on the monster viaduct. Built by the L.N.W.R in 1869 the viaduct is 1500 yds long and has 85 arches, 9 overbridges & underpasses. Built out of black engineering brick it is both visually impressive & a monumental testament to the victorian railway builders of the day. Thankfully it escaped the unwanted attention of the Luftwaffe on more than one occasion with there deadly load hitting elsewhere. Here we discover some of the viaducts secret places & take a look at the seedier side of the Holbeck area now frequented by prostitutes when darkness descends. The viaduct was considered surplus to requirements in 1988 with no trains passing over it since as can be seen from the amount of vegetation growing on top. Hope you enjoy the trip.