Substation · United Kingdom
Leighton Buzzard Substation
Operator National Grid Electricity Transmission
Not statedData checked 11 November 2026
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Leighton Buzzard Substation is a substation on the edge of Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom. Its status in the OpenStreetMap is not stated. There are 45 other energy sites within 10 km. The register holds one incident at this site, the latest in 2018.
Incidents on the register at this site
At about 22:17 on Saturday 22 September 2018, residents near the Woodman Close UK Power Networks substation site in Leighton Buzzard heard a loud bang, and one eyewitness said on social media that there had been flames and explosions. A resident called...
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The site
- Technology
- Substation (400 kV substation)
- Status
- Not stated (Mapped in OpenStreetMap; the map does not say whether it is running)
- Operator
- National Grid Electricity Transmission
- Location
- , United Kingdom
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Questions
- Has Leighton Buzzard Substation had a fire or other incident?
- Yes. The register holds one incident that names it: Electrical fault causes bang and flash at Leighton Buzzard substation (EIR-1016, 2018).
- What is the status of Leighton Buzzard Substation?
- Not stated, in the OpenStreetMap.
- Where is Leighton Buzzard Substation?
- On the edge of Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the Open Database Licence (ODbL), openstreetmap.org/copyright. The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).