Why is it that planning takes ten times longer and costs are ten times higher for almost any imaginative project to come to completion (assuming it’s not cancelled halfway through)?
@aaronjackson321716 күн бұрын
Would be nice is we can get just a little help in the southwest Bristol as transport is hardly a thing let alone anything near mass transit
@electro_sykesАй бұрын
had an idea for a light rail line from Roundhay to Shipley. It would run on roads in the Leeds city centre, along Bridggate from Roundhay, then would go through the undercroft of Leeds station (inspired by Manchester Piccadilly), then would use an abandoned viaduct through Holbeck than convert the existing line to Bradford and add more stations and then in Bradford it would then connect the two Bradford stations and convert that spur to Shipley station (which would become an interchange).
@derlaurenz2 ай бұрын
The fact that it took so long to connect the two lines seems to me, somehow being, unfortunate planning ... sts
@ThoroughfareАй бұрын
Whilst I can't really speak on the efficacy of their planning. They have being doing some interesting stuff with redesigning the bus network in Dublin recently, which might help transit overall. Thanks for the comment!
@haj85792 ай бұрын
Visiting there or not, knowing that there is a major city without proper transport system for its size is always painful. I hope the people in Leeds will get a better system.
@ThoroughfareАй бұрын
This has been some progress but nothing more than planning at this stage unfortunately.
@clivebroadhead43813 ай бұрын
Everyone knows that buses are important, however, an improved rail system is urgently required. This includes the expansion of the electrified Wharfedale and the heavy rail metro and the promised light rail system, to match London, e.g., the Docklands Light Railway.
@ThoroughfareАй бұрын
Yeah an DLR like system would definitely help too. We'll just have to wait and see.
@stephenbennett19894 ай бұрын
Im from bradford and know the route well but its now obliterated by hospitals schools and residential housing
@clivebroadhead43814 ай бұрын
The streets in Leeds and Bradford are too narrow for a tram, so will the Combined Authority proceed with an automated metro to match London, i.e., the DLR? Well well see.
@ThoroughfareАй бұрын
Well, I don't know if you've seen the video from @AdventureMe but Leeds Corporation seemed to think the idea was solid. If not you might want to check out his video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bobPhHeXZ6uZqpI
@oz254 ай бұрын
Visited family in W Yorks recently and noted a lot of cycle infastructure as I passed on the bus. To be honest, it looks a mess. Where I live we have shared pedestrian and cycle routes that work fine, yet in Leeds they seem to need to separate these through the city, and no one is using either. The bus I take doesn't use the guided bus lanes either, so not sure about those either. If you're having a dedicated bus lane, why go the expense of make it guided? (OK that's money spent some 25 plus yrs ago, but still!) x
@ThoroughfareАй бұрын
In terms of the design of cycling infrastructure in the United Kingdom, standards don't really stack up to anything remotely comprehensive like in somewhere like the Netherlands. The level and quality of routes usually depends on how much a council is invested in the scheme, i.e. schemes in towns with decent levels of cycling before construction are usually better as their more pressure to get it right. On bus guideways, it more or less comes down to if its in operation on said day and if the bus is actually equipped to run on the guideway. Ideally a majority of the bus fleet should be equipped to be compatible but usually most aren't fitted due to cost. The main reason behind guided busways tends to be that cars cannot access them and bus lanes often have cars clogging them up due to enforcement issues whilst guideways don't have that issue. Of course bus lanes would be easier if we could ensure that cars wouldn't end up in them... There are plenty of pictures online of cars getting stuck in the guideway's car traps if your interested. Anyways, Thanks for Comment.
@oz254 ай бұрын
There seems to be a lot of private companies that live off the public purse these days. I never understand why Governments seem to think its cheaper for a private company to do something and make a profit than doing it themselves at cost. Thanks for the film. X
@cultivationape69463 ай бұрын
Neoliberal Ideology.
@billmmckelvie51884 ай бұрын
So long as there is no rise in Council Tax, it should be okay.
@psalms5194 ай бұрын
Leeds Night bus service is abysmal. Just 1 Night bus that being the N1 which serves the City Center and Otley Road. They should initiate a bus Service for every major roads and direction Kirkstall,Dewsbury,York Road,Stanningley,Hunslet etc
@Thoroughfare4 ай бұрын
I agree, for a city like Leeds with a nightlife economy, I don't really understand why First or Arriva doesn't try to capture the market with more night-time services other than the N1.
@sglenny0014 ай бұрын
Its disgusting how luch the mayor gets
@UK.RoadsCyclingandTransport4 ай бұрын
An interesting idea, would like to see how this plays out
@JoeTW674 ай бұрын
He has risen from the dead!
@Thoroughfare4 ай бұрын
It happens.
@oliverwroe29035 ай бұрын
Metrolink is the biggest tram network in the UK
@lojabzmus5 ай бұрын
🎲🎲🎲🎲🎰🎰🎰🎰
@UranusMcVitieFish-yd7oq5 ай бұрын
Alringham to Piccadilly (and onward to Hazel Grove) and Bury to Victoria weren't freight lines they were useful and often busy EMU commuter lines, in the case of the Bury line in dire need of upgrading. The Metrolink conversion scheme just happened to offer a convenient way to raise the funds needed to bring both up to light rail standard.
@yyuno82705 ай бұрын
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@philbamford69575 ай бұрын
First bus had to draught in diesel buses from leeds and bradford today because yorks all electric buses failed due to a power cut in york last night.😂😂😂😂😂
@rblx_crim5 ай бұрын
Im ur 400th sub
@ThoroughfareАй бұрын
Thank You!
@tramographyMCR6 ай бұрын
2:00 **The Eccles line opened up to Broadway in 1999 and to Eccles in 2000
@hamsterhamm51946 ай бұрын
Unfortunately LCC and metro haven't got a clue, I agree start small and build upon it in the future, after all something is better than nothing. The council had enough money to build a small trolleybus system from stourton park and ride to the city centre via Leeds dock but unfortunately they wanted the full shabam and lost out
@drakdoctorgames6 ай бұрын
no new routes but apparently in 2025 the trams will be handed over to another company though
@___spiritofadventure___7 ай бұрын
Metros and trams are suited for shorter journeys in urban areas. I don't think they're ideal for inter-urban or regional routes. That's better served by regular trains.
@deividasverbickas62337 ай бұрын
If you ever want to use the LUAS, do NOT use it at rush hour, kinda an obvious thing with transport but still, you will packed like sardines!
@JohnFromAccounting7 ай бұрын
My granddad is from Leeds and we now live in Melbourne. Trams are definitely the way. The state of Leeds is shameful and my family will not be returning.
@electro_sykesАй бұрын
My dad grew up in Leeds and left as soon as he was an adult and financially independent
@clivebroadhead43817 ай бұрын
Are the politicians of all stripes just winding up the population to think they will be getting a mass transit system?
@clivebroadhead43817 ай бұрын
While the Government has been talking about a mass transit system, other countries have built a huge underground system, e.g., Hong Kong MTR.
@clivebroadhead43817 ай бұрын
Has West Yorkshire got the financial support of government and seconded experts from Transport from London to implement a mass transit system?
@clivebroadhead43817 ай бұрын
How has the delay in West Yorkshire getting a mass transit deprived the region of government funds over the last 30 years compared with other regions, e.g., Greater Manchester?
@clivebroadhead43817 ай бұрын
As far as the promised West Yorkshire mass transit is concerned the various politicians are absolutely telling porkies.
@clivebroadhead43817 ай бұрын
West Yorkshire needs a tram train system to match Transport for Wales, e.g., in the valleys and Cardiff
@clivebroadhead43817 ай бұрын
It is interesting that nothing has actually happened in West Yorkshire despite lots of promises!
@clivebroadhead43818 ай бұрын
This is an excellent proposal for a tram train network to match the Cardiff tram train system. However, the Combined Authority needs to appoint the consultants to deliver the tram trains equivalent to the Stadler Class 398 tram trains currently being delivered to Transport for Wales, i.e., Cardiff Region.
@clivebroadhead43817 ай бұрын
Have the engineers yet been appointed to implement the tram train system? There is no published evidence that the engineers have been appointed, e.g., Atkins, Arup, Mott MacDonald?
@clivebroadhead43817 ай бұрын
Have the land agents secured the land to build the new tram train lines? There is no evidence that anything is actually happening?
@KendalMike8 ай бұрын
I have been looking into the Edinburgh tram system because I may need to use Edinburgh Airport as an alternative to Manchester. It's unfortunate they couldn't integrate the tram line into Edinburgh train station although in my case I can use Haymarket train station which is much closer to a tram stop.
@That1TransportLover9 ай бұрын
They have now ordered eCitaros for keighley
@davies215855 ай бұрын
😮
@bonbon199779 ай бұрын
I am thinking whether it was wrong for Leeds to get the old double deck tram retired. As I see Hong Kong, a bigger population city, is still using the double deck tram, the advantage is the station can be shorter and simple. The construction, operation and maintenance cost can be lower. In Hong Kong, the tram company makes the tram fee as low as 30p a ride because they can create other income from the advertisement on the tram, tourist tram, tram rent out for wedding event. As long as the trams do not go underground, a change from double deck to single deck is meaningless. They are just running same like double deck bus, a supplement of bus in the busy route and area.😂😂😂
@bonbon199779 ай бұрын
No need to make a station platform with ticket machine. Just pay at the machine in the tram, like pay at the machine in the bus. Well, by one exit at double deck tram you cannot have the tram ride without pay, just like the supertram in other cities, the financial blackhole.😢 Save construction work influence to people nearby, save money and time. Financially balanced achievable.
@turbostar707710 ай бұрын
Personally believe Transdev is the best operator in Yorkshire.
@clairehislop587310 ай бұрын
Loved going on both the traditional & new trams when I came here last year
@YorksLancsTransportHub10 ай бұрын
can you please do a longer vid on this
@mildlydispleased322111 ай бұрын
Metrolink is a very stupid name.
@Someone369918 ай бұрын
Why?
@mildlydispleased32218 ай бұрын
@Someone36991 1. There's already a Metropolitan line 2. London already has a metro system in the form of the Underground. 3. We don't live up north. Cities like Manchester and Newcastle call their light rail systems "metro" because they have historically had shit public transport so the idea of a stopping service network is a new one.
@mildlydispleased32218 ай бұрын
@@Someone36991 It isn't their fault. Seeing as the Trams exclusively serve the suburbs, Metrolink would be a poor choice of name.
@mildlydispleased32218 ай бұрын
@@Someone36991 I know, that's why it's a good name for Manchester and not a good name for Croydon.
@Someone369918 ай бұрын
@@mildlydispleased3221my bad I thought u were slandering mcr
@sglenny00111 ай бұрын
Providing retrospective but an system similar to the tyme and wear metro might of been better suited
@Runboyrun899 ай бұрын
The intention was for Metrolink to go further south and “takeover” the Green Line south of Charlemount to Sandyford (which is now a large urban area in its own right which a lot of EMEA HQs such as Microsoft). The Green Line is already at capacity. That was scrapped though because people didn’t want the line closed. I think now it is likely that Metrolink will extend south to Donnybrook/Ballsbridge - UCD - Sandyford. I think we will likely see as well DART Underground revived and extended to Poolbeg which would provide a further heavy rail link East to West. The lack of any construction in 6 years since the LUAS was extended is unacceptable though- a city with a hell of a lot of wealth and growing rapidly. A legacy of the financial crash.
@sglenny0019 ай бұрын
@@Runboyrun89 intresting
@That1TransportLover Жыл бұрын
I’ve heard they are coming to keighley bus company in a few months
@sglenny001 Жыл бұрын
An amazing background
@waynemeffinaudits8715 Жыл бұрын
Looks like something from the 70's quite fitting given the subject of West Yorkshire transport 😂
@Thoroughfare Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the idea was the have the new-ish BSIP stuff next to the 1975 PTE documentation. Tbh it's hilarious how similar they are in what they cover, the PTE knew what they wanted without all the PR fluff.
@sglenny001 Жыл бұрын
@@Thoroughfare i would love you to do an full history I'm your own words of public transport in Yorkshire also what university do you go too
@AndrewG1989 Жыл бұрын
Such a shame that TransPennine Express has been struggling ever since Covid-19 came and went and there are talks about Northern to take over TransPennine Express or to merge with TransPennine Express and to keep operating train services in the North of England. It seems that the North of England is having a failed railway system than the south. At least HS2 is to provide better services for the North of England and improve better rail services with plans for a new high speed rail line to go from Liverpool Lime Street to Hull and York which would make it lot quicker.
@UK.RoadsCyclingandTransport Жыл бұрын
A face reveal 😳
@michaelorme7268 Жыл бұрын
'Are railways neccessary?' Depends on to whom who you speak. In the 60s, government decided they were obsolete and should be replaced by roads which were 'free'. Plenty of room - just concrete the shires over. Job done - tarmac is 'free' too. And road deaths (staggeringly high back then). And pollution. And noise. And property damage, especially from dangerous heavy lorries which grew much heavier over the years. All 'free'. But railways had to 'pay their way'. Buy one, but the other one's 'free'. Which one would you choose? Hmm... tricky....
@joshuaW5621 Жыл бұрын
As an Irish man myself, I appreciate the attempts at pronouncing the names of CIÉ and the places.
@retrocd79918 ай бұрын
CIE - Cycling is easier
@patchso4 ай бұрын
Thoroughfare should have a go at all the pronunciations just to give his Irish viewers a laugh :-)