Leeds Mass Transport system
Posted: Sat 01 Jun, 2019 6:55 pm
We have commented on this site in the past about the lack of any form of mass transit system in Leeds and the various abortive attempts to provide one. Years ago I compared Leeds and its twin city , Lille, which has about 5 lines to the suburbs and of course the Eurostar terminal which has regenerated an area of the city now called Euralille, which really puts Lille on the map.
Anyway for the first time I saw a reference to this in one of our natioanl newspapers( The Daily Telegraph)
" London’s critical mass acts as a magnet for talent and investment from the rest of the country, sucking the lifeblood from all around. It is obviously outrageous that a city as big as Leeds should still have no mass transit system – the only city of comparable size in Europe without one – while London enjoys the massive investment bonus of Crossrail, but also entirely excusable. "
I think the original prewar plan was to build an underground for Leeds , and some work may have started but was obviously abandoned due to the war. Since then there have been various schemes including supertrams and guided bus lanes.
IF (big if) the money and political will were ever found to provide Leeds with a mass transit system what would you go for- underground railway, trams , light rail , monorail....??
Anyway for the first time I saw a reference to this in one of our natioanl newspapers( The Daily Telegraph)
" London’s critical mass acts as a magnet for talent and investment from the rest of the country, sucking the lifeblood from all around. It is obviously outrageous that a city as big as Leeds should still have no mass transit system – the only city of comparable size in Europe without one – while London enjoys the massive investment bonus of Crossrail, but also entirely excusable. "
I think the original prewar plan was to build an underground for Leeds , and some work may have started but was obviously abandoned due to the war. Since then there have been various schemes including supertrams and guided bus lanes.
IF (big if) the money and political will were ever found to provide Leeds with a mass transit system what would you go for- underground railway, trams , light rail , monorail....??