Leeds trolleybus scheme delayed further

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Tue 30 Jul, 2013 11:13 pm

The Folley bus will enter and exit Alma Road here.Where the railings are now, will be the Western end of the "Headingley Bypass"Looks too narrow for comfort, but the planners know best...don't they.Full size image: http://snipurl.com/27jef0c

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 02 Aug, 2013 9:57 pm

There is a report on page 15 of the Yorkshire Evening Post (YEP) today (August 2 2013) relating to Kirkgate Market and the planned Victoria Gate project, the latter of which will include a multi-storey car park to replace Millgarth police station. In the YEP report it states "an update report about the project has revealed that it will eventually include a 53 metre 'tunnel' through the proposed car park to accommodate the city's as yet unbuilt trolley-bus". As 53 metres is only a short length I'm unsure exactly what is being implied but I wonder if it means a short exposed 'tunnel' for a spur off the proposed trolleybus route coming off that route from somewhere (possibly the Brewery Wharf area). I may of course be totally misinterpreting what it means.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 02 Aug, 2013 10:04 pm

If you scroll down to Millgarth Police station here I think you will get the answer Leo.http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... =0&#64439I doubt it will be a true underground tunnel as we think of it, more likely it will go through the new car park just as Millgarth Police station straddles the Meanwood beck.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 02 Aug, 2013 10:23 pm

Cheers for that Phill. I've just been outside for a few minutes to look at the pretty red/pink sunsetting clouds. It felt nice and fresh out.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Fri 09 Aug, 2013 3:16 pm

shsssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhh don't tell themhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23603751If they have to dig the road up anyway..............

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Fri 23 Aug, 2013 9:59 am

PARTIAL DEMOLITION: http://flic.kr/p/fzX5DW

The Calls · Post by **The Calls** » Wed 18 Sep, 2013 11:10 pm

Today's YEPBusiness leaders show support for trolleybushttp://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/bus ... -1-6059800

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Thu 19 Sep, 2013 12:48 am

On page 37 of today's (Sept 18 2013) YEP there is a full page 'Notice of Applications for an Order, Listed Building Consents and Conservation Area Consents' that lists the proposed work, such as demolitions, relating to the Trolley Bus Scheme. In the long list there is for example 'Ruinous lodge to north east of 35 Headingley Lane. Demolition of ruined structure' and '31 Headingley Lane. Demolition of gatehouse building' and 'The old coach house to north of Leeds Girls' High School. Demolition of north-eastern part of building and curtilage' (I had to look curtilage up and found it means "an area attached to a dwelling house and forming one enclosure with it"). I don't know those buildings so I cannot comment on if they are worth saving. The list does however make interesting reading.

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Thu 19 Sep, 2013 1:04 am

http://tinyurl.com/nvxurlkThis will take you to the map of the Hyde Park area.Shows the route of the "Folley", and the buildings around Victoria Road that will have to be demolished.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Thu 19 Sep, 2013 9:56 am

I've long since run out of degrees of amazement and frustration over these barmy schemes, proposed and supported by "head in the clouds" organisations who know nothing about the realities of provision and operation. We are still reeling from the incredible and expensive conversion of the perfectly satisfactory service 72 (Leeds - Stanningley - Bradford) from one person operated double deckers with plenty of seats to more frequent two person crewed articulated buses. The sole purpose of this nonsense was to "find somewhere" for the redundant "slugs" from York and elsewhere which were an embarrassment at only five or six years old in many cases. Admittedly it was FirstBus who sent them by low loader to County Durham to be expensively refurbished by a specialist firm (REFURBISHED !! at that young age !!) and no doubt paid a "consultant" to design their new "livery" which the public are only likely to really notice when the giant things cause traffic holdups, which they regularly do in our unsuitable streets.Now we read that Mr. Hetherington thinks that the trolleybuses will provide easier access to Headingley Stadium - how? - I'd like to know. As far as I can glean the route is no nearer the Stadium than the existing buses in Cardigan Road and Headingley Lane - and are the operators going to purchase, maintain and staff enough trolleybuses to heavily augment the service when there are matches - I think not.