Transport related on this date (June 5) in 1871 and 1872.

[Leodian]

The following two transport related reports on today's date (June 5) in 1871 and 1872 caught my eye in John Mayhall's 'Annals of Yorkshire from the earliest period to the present time' volume III covering 1866-1874.June 5 1871. "The works in connection with the system of tramways to be constructed in the principal thoroughfares in Leeds, was commenced. The tramway from the bottom of Park Row to Headingley was to be laid down first, and ground was broken on that portion of the route which crosses Woodhouse Moor."June 5 1872. "At a special meeting of the Leeds Town Council, a resolution was passed approving of a conditional arrangement with the North-Eastern Railway for the price to be paid for land required for the line which the company proposed to construct to Roundhay Park. The company were to give £200 per acre for the land required, should they obtain Parliamentary authority to make the line."I hope that was of interest. I have thought for quite some time now to do occasional posts of Leeds related things that happened in the past on the date of doing such posts, so I may do others (not many, honest!) if they appear to be of interest to Secret Leedsers.     

[raveydavey]

Leodian wrote: The following two transport related reports on today's date (June 5) in 1871 and 1872 caught my eye in John Mayhall's 'Annals of Yorkshire from the earliest period to the present time' volume III covering 1866-1874.June 5 1871. "The works in connection with the system of tramways to be constructed in the principal thoroughfares in Leeds, was commenced. The tramway from the bottom of Park Row to Headingley was to be laid down first, and ground was broken on that portion of the route which crosses Woodhouse Moor."June 5 1872. "At a special meeting of the Leeds Town Council, a resolution was passed approving of a conditional arrangement with the North-Eastern Railway for the price to be paid for land required for the line which the company proposed to construct to Roundhay Park. The company were to give £200 per acre for the land required, should they obtain Parliamentary authority to make the line."I hope that was of interest. I have thought for quite some time now to do occasional posts of Leeds related things that happened in the past on the date of doing such posts, so I may do others (not many, honest!) if they appear to be of interest to Secret Leedsers.      Nice post Leodian - good to see that the city did have a positive approach to public transport, even if it was 140 years ago...The proposed rail line to Roundhay Park has been mentioned on another thread a few years ago: http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... =1595Quite an intriguing proposal and one which (had it gone ahead) would have given us quite a different railway footprint in the city today.