Leeds trolleybus scheme delayed further

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 16 Oct, 2013 7:03 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: Chrism wrote: Buildings at Headingley earmarked for demolition for the Trolley Bus.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... -1-6149891 *Civic leaders say the network will slash journey times and boost the economic output of Leeds by more than £175m per year*Another magic mushroom breakfast at Golden Owl Folly Towers I see!By the way - did I ever mention the word gullible isn't in the dictionary? Where the hell have they got £175m a year from?Thats the most ludivcrous figure ever. Its not as if some big comapnies will say"Ooh look Leeds have got some buses with wire cotahangers on top,come one,we'll relocate our business there!!!"Thats the only way that you could get that sort of figure

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Wed 16 Oct, 2013 7:14 pm

cnosni wrote: Where the hell have they got £175m a year from?Thats the most ludivcrous figure ever. Its not as if some big comapnies will say"Ooh look Leeds have got some buses with wire cotahangers on top,come one,we'll relocate our business there!!!"Thats the only way that you could get that sort of figure I know it's really annoying isn't it? The truth needs to be told here. In actual fact it won't boost Leeds economy by a solitary 1 pence piece.It will actually cost the City millions of pounds of lost investment over the years.No one will come to this backward City when they see the pathetic ambitions and plans of it's small town Civic Hall leaders.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 16 Oct, 2013 9:03 pm

Chrism wrote: Buildings at Headingley earmarked for demolition for the Trolley Bus.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... -1-6149891 The print edition of today's YEP has the article on page 4 but also has a number of photos on the front cover of buildings facing demolition that are not shown in the online version.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Wed 16 Oct, 2013 9:09 pm

Leodian wrote: Chrism wrote: Buildings at Headingley earmarked for demolition for the Trolley Bus.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... -1-6149891 The print edition of today's YEP has the article on page 4 but also has a number of photos on the front cover of buildings facing demolition that are not shown in the online version. To be honest the YEP needs to take a good look at itself and decide if it is an independent newspaper, with a duty to provide factual and impartial information to it's readership - or if it's simply a mouthpiece for the Civic Hall and is just in the business of reprinting press releases without any attempt at journalistic accuracy.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Thu 17 Oct, 2013 9:58 am

Can someone, anyone, please impress upon Metro and the Civic Hall the obvious fact that ONE main trolleybus route will NOT remove diesel fumes from the area. The other bus services in the area will continue to be diesel powered and hordes of tourists and investors will NOT hasten to Leeds just because we would have a few electric buses. Also, love them or loathe them and I'm unashamedly in the latter category, modern technology has made diesel buses far cleaner than previously. My objections to modern buses are nothing to do with the environment but are for many other reasons. How many of the A660 trolley fans can honestly say that they've seen a diesel bus pouring out black pungent smoke due to poor servicing or excess wear in recent times. The performance of modern diesel buses, I'm perfectly happy to admit, is nothing short of phenomenal - just take a ride up the steep Royal Park Road with 90 passengers on board if you need convincing of power and acceleration. Have the powers that be also "overlooked" the very satisfactory performance of Hybrid diesel electric buses, now that understandable initial teething troubles have been sorted. FirstBus and Arriva are using these successfully in the City, and they are gaining ground in many areas and countries - and of course there is no need for expensive and unsightly infrastructure and power supply.Advanced despair is setting in for me - again !!

The Calls · Post by **The Calls** » Fri 18 Oct, 2013 12:01 am

YEP 17.10.13Leeds Civic hall protest over trolleybus schemehttp://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/lat ... -1-6155509

The Calls · Post by **The Calls** » Wed 23 Oct, 2013 9:36 pm

There are just 7 days left until the deadline of the 31st October for objecting to the trolleybus scheme. The address to send written objections to is:Secretary of State for Transportc/o Transport and Works Act Orders UnitGeneral Counsel’s OfficeDepartment for TransportZone 1/18, Great Minster House33 Horseferry RoadLondon SW1P 4DRThe address to send email objections to is: [email protected]

Loiner1960 · Post by **Loiner1960** » Mon 28 Oct, 2013 5:27 pm

Sent my objections. Here is hoping that the politians can see how pointless this vaniety would be.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 28 Oct, 2013 8:18 pm

Loiner1960 wrote: Sent my objections. Here is hoping that the politians can see how pointless this vaniety would be. Same here. Hopefully Whitehall will kill this before any more money is wasted....

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Fri 01 Nov, 2013 9:52 am

On the news this morning,it was interesting to hear that the Federation of Small Businesses in West Yorkshire has openly criticised the scheme and lodged a formal objection.Hopefully along with many thousands....myself included.