Letters

 

1. Yorkshire Evening Post – 4 July 2015
   Trolleybus is unwanted
2. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 June 2015
   Safety risks of trolleybus
3. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 May 2015
   Who are the commuters?
4. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 April 2015
   Thinking local is a vote-winner
5. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 March 2015
   Civic Trust on the wrong line
6. Yorkshire Evening Post – 13 December 2014
   Money to waste as cost of council mounts up
7. Yorkshire Evening Post – 12 December 2015
   Trolleybus far from fare deal
8. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 November 2014
   Impact of trolleybus is more than ‘limited’
9. Yorkshire Evening Post – 13 November 2014
   Cash spent on trolleybus
10. Yorkshire Evening Post – 31 October 2014
    New buses offer route out of this trolley folly
11. Yorkshire Evening Post – 5 November 2014
    Trolleybus plan must be halted
12. Yorkshire Evening Post – 5 November 2014
    Which inquiry were they at?
13. Yorkshire Evening Post – 4 November 2014
    Thanks to the campaigners
14. Yorkshire Evening Post – 1 November 2014
    Trolleybus flies in face of sense
15. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 October 2014
    Irresponsible to pursue second-rate trolleybus
16. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 October 2014
    Leeds fobbed off with spending on transport infrastructure
17. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 October 2014
    Voice of Leeds speaks up against trolleybus
18. Yorkshire Evening Post – 8 October 2014
    Trolleybus is road to trouble
19. Yorkshire Evening Post – 2 October 2014
    Transport system must work for the whole city
20. Yorkshire Evening Post – 1 October 2014
    Make better use of the £250m
21. Yorkshire Evening Post – 29 September 2014
    Public will pay £250m for ineffective trolleybus
22. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 September 2014
    NGT won’t cut congestion
23. Yorkshire Evening Post – 9 September 2014
    South Bank transport plan going off the rails
24. Yorkshire Evening Post – 22 August 2014
    Unaccountable trolleybus boss
25. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 August 2014
    I don’t usually write letters to newspapers
26. Yorkshire Evening Post – 22 August 2014
    Powerful ‘Mafia’ in Headingley?
27. Yorkshire Evening Post – 19 August 2014
    False allegation over trolleybus
28. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 August 2014
    Underground’s the way to go
29. Yorkshire Evening Post – 12 August 2014
    Bus scheme affects region
30. Yorkshire Evening Post – 11 August 2014
    Trolleybus view is well off track
31. Yorkshire Evening Post – 6 August 2014
    Tram trains offer an option
32. Yorkshire Evening Post – 6 August 2014
    Better solution than trolleybus
33. Yorkshire Evening Post – 5 August 2014
    Wires beat diesel fumes
34. Yorkshire Evening Post – 4 August 2014
    Lack of a tram leaves Leeds lagging behind
35. Yorkshire Evening Post – 1 August 2014
    Dr Grady truly deserves his honorary degree
36. Yorkshire Evening Post – July 31 2014
    Ignorant of the situation in city
37. Yorkshire Evening Post – July 31 2014
    Trolleybus opponents see it as a costly failure
38. Yorkshire Evening Post – 30 July 2014
    Detractors are not Luddites
39. Yorkshire Evening Post – 29 July 2014
    Better modes of transport
40. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 July 2014
    No realistic alternative to trolleybus for city
41. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 July 2014
    All buses should be cashless
42. Yorkshire Evening Post – 3 July 2104
    Let down over tram system
43. Yorkshire Evening Post – 3 July 2014
    Wellington’s decision
44. Yorkshire Evening Post – 3 July 2014
    Public inquiry comment
45. Yorkshire Evening Post – 2 July 2014
    New Zealand axing trolleybus
46. Yorkshire Evening Post – 19 June 2014
    Trolley folly
47. Yorkshire Evening Post – 9 June 2014
    Congestion will get much worse
48. Yorkshire Evening Post – 9 June 2014
    Subsidising a ‘foreign’ system
49. Yorkshire Evening Post – 17 May 2014
    On the way to making cycling more dangerous
50. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 April 2014
    Rail link essential for success of air routes
51. Yorkshire Evening Post – 19 April 2014
    Trolleybus woe
52. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 April 2014
    Cleaner transport is the answer to cut pollution
53. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 April 2014
    Jumping the gun on NGT
54. Yorkshire Evening Post – 8 April 2014
    Still not going for trolley folly
55. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 March 2014
    MOOR’S THE PITY: Trolleybus would change this lovely view
56. Yorkshire Evening Post – 18 March 2014
    Other cities get tubes and trams, we get traffic jams
57. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 March 2014
    Trolleybuses are out of date
58. Yorkshire Evening Post – 14 March 2014
    Setting ambitions low with trolleybus plan
59. Yorkshire Evening Post – 3 March 2014
    Who would you trust to provide the optimum service?
60. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 February 2014
    Recognising the need to reduce congestion
61. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 February 2014
    £28M per mile not good value
62. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 February 2014
    Trolleybus hit by a lot of wind
63. Yorkshire Evening Post – 6 February 2014
    I abstained on trolleybus votes
64. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 January 2014
    Counting cost of council plans
65. Yorkshire Evening Post – 22 January 2014
    NGT won’t cut city congestion
66. Yorkshire Evening Post – 22 January 2014
    A question of democracy
67. Yorkshire Evening Post – 22 January 2014
    Invalid claims for trolleybus
68. Yorkshire Evening Post – 22 January 2014
    NGT won’t cut city congestion
69. Yorkshire Evening Post – 21 January 2014
    Most people oppose trolleybus on learning details of scheme
70. Yorkshire Evening Post – 20 January 2014
    Laughing at ‘capital’ Leeds
71. Yorkshire Evening Post – 20 January 2014
    Costs outweigh the benefits
72. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 January 2014
    Money wasted on consultants
73. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 January 2014
    Underground needed in Leeds
74. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 January 2014
    Revenue from congestion
75. Yorkshire Evening Post – 14 January 2014
    Just 3pc back NGT scheme
76. Yorkshire Evening Post – 14 January 2014
    Trolleybus vote is a disgrace
77. Yorkshire Evening Post – 14th January 2014
    Vast majority don’t want it
78. Yorkshire Evening Post – 7 January 2014
    Unfair share of trolleybus costs
79. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 December 2013
    Time to put the brake on trolleybus scheme
80. Yorkshire Evening Post – 24 December 2013
    An overpriced bus system that nobody wants
81. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 December 2013
    Inflexible trolleybus won’t ease congestion
82. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 December 2013
    Not the answer
83. Yorkshire Evening Post – 14 December 2013
    Listen to ‘little’ people’s opposition to trolleybus
84. Yorkshire Evening Post – 7 December 2014
    Urban Growth figures mislead
85. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 November 2013
    Report measure value of trees to community
86. Yorkshire Evening Post – 26 November 2013
    Majority verdict on trolleybus
87. Yorkshire Evening Post – 26 November 2013
    Plenty of reasons to oppose the trolleybus
88. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 November 2013
    Trolleybus will be gone before new trees mature
89. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 November 2013
    Costing in a public amenity
90. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 November 2013
    Cambridge busway is different to Leeds plan
91. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16th November 2013
    NGT would spoil suburbs
92. Yorkshire Evening Post – 12 November 2013
    Transit route quite unsuitable
93. Yorkshire Evening Post – 9 November 2013
    No trolleybus… we’ve got buses
94. Yorkshire Evening Post – 8 November 2013
    Chaos caused by torn cable
95. Yorkshire Evening Post – 8 November 2013
    No consultation over compulsory use notice
96. Yorkshire Evening Post – 7 November 2013
    Rapid transit will be slower
97. Yorkshire Evening Post – 2 November 2013
    Survey shows public don’t want trolleybus
98. Yorkshire Evening Post – 29 October 2013
    Scrap the buses
99. Yorkshire Evening Post – 29 October 2013
    Leeds should look again at benefits of Supertram
100. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 October 2013
     Engineering advances may outdate trolleybus
101. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 October 2013
     Comparing Leeds with Lyon is disingenuous
102. Yorkshire Evening Post – 24 October 2013
     Little support for trolleybus
103. Yorkshire Evening Post – 21 October 2013
     I’ll join protest at trolleybus
104. Yorkshire Evening Post – 21 October 2013
     We’ll get no benefit
105. Yorkshire Evening Post – 21 October 2013
     Let’s escape the Time Warp
106. Yorkshire Evening Post – 18 October 2013
     How will NGT plans affect us?
107. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 October 2013
     Building NGT route will wreak economic havoc
108. Yorkshire Evening Post – 14 October 2013
     Means test our bloated council
109. Yorkshire Evening Post – 4 October 2013
     Where will £73 million for trolleybus come from?
110. Yorkshire Evening Post – 2 October 2013
     Viaduct walk beats NGT
111. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 September 2013
     Can’t see wood for the trees…
112. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 September 2013
     Council should admit mistake
113. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 September 2013
     Why not trial scheme first?
114. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 September 2013
     Trolleybus scheme too costly and disruptive
115. Yorkshire Evening Post – 21 September 2013
     Stop destructive plans by using rechargeable buses
116. Yorkshire Evening Post – 18 September 2013
     Tracking city’s past troubles
117. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 September 2013
     Trolleybus’s French lessons
118. Yorkshire Evening Post – 13 September 2013
     Why underground rail must replace trolleybus
119. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 August 2013
     Putting HS2 on the expenses
120. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 August 2013
     Taking a worldly view of transport systems
121. Yorkshire Evening Post – 17 August 2013
     Why do we need the Trolleybus?
122. Yorkshire Evening Post – 17 August 2013
     Trolleybus scheme will be damaging to Leeds
123. Yorkshire Evening Post – 7 August 2013
     Trolleybus has to be resisted
124. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 July 2013
     Trolleybus scheme an issue of human rights
125. Yorkshire Evening Post – 20 July 2013
     ‘Super council’ would cost us a lot of money
126. Yorkshire Evening Post – 18 July 2013
     Public consultation on trolleybus meaningless
127. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 July 2013
     Modern trams are the way forward for Leeds
128. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 July 2013 –
     80 per cent of city missing out
129. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 July 2013
     Integrate bus and trolleybus
130. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 July 2013
     They’re off their trolley to think it’s the future
131. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 July 2013
     Urban heritage is not just about buildings
132. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 July 2013
     Business and the trolleybus
133. Yorkshire Evening Post – 8 July 2013
     Well served with public transport
134. Yorkshire Evening Post – 8 July 2013
     Trolleybus cables will spoil a suburban route
135. Yorkshire Evening Post – 8 July 2013
     Double decker fear with NGT
136. Yorkshire Evening Post – 5 July 2013
     The car still rules supreme
137. Yorkshire Evening Post – 4 July 2013
     Blighting more than it benefits
138. Yorkshire Evening Post – 4 July 2013
     Trolleybus won’t make public transport better
139. Yorkshire Evening Post – 3 July 2013
     Parking bugbear
140. Yorkshire Evening Post – 3 July 2013
     Stop thinking of past failures
141. Yorkshire Evening Post – 2 July 2013
     Put Leeds first
142. Yorkshire Evening Post – 1 July 2013
     Reasons why trolleybus won’t be good for Leeds
143. Yorkshire Evening Post – 1 July 2013
     Old rails or wide roads needed
144. Yorkshire Evening Post – 26 June 2013
     Saving on lights for trolleybus
145. Yorkshire Evening Post – 20 June 2013
     Council tax rise and the trolleybus
146. Yorkshire Evening Post – 20 June 2013
     Leeds needs rapid transit
147. Yorkshire Evening Post – 20 June 2013
     Widespread anger on route
148. Yorkshire Evening Post – 19 June 2013
     Weak case for trolleybus
149. Yorkshire Evening Post – 17 June 2013
     Council must listen to wishes
150. Yorkshire Evening Post – 13 June 2013
     Weak NGT case
151. Yorkshire Evening Post – 11 June 2013
     Let residents decide on NGT
152. Yorkshire Evening Post – 6 June 2013
     Overhead wires are disliked
153. Yorkshire Evening Post – 5 June 2013
     Go for ambition
154. Yorkshire Evening Post – 5 June 2013
     30 years of waiting for a Leeds Metro system
155. Yorkshire Evening Post – 4 June 2013
     Trolleybus facts
156. Yorkshire Evening Post – 29 May 2013
     Trolleybus route brings another threat to bus stops
157. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 May 2013
     Radical move
158. Yorkshire Evening Post – 22 May 2013
     Trolleybus bill
159. Yorkshire Evening Post – 21 May 2013
     Councillors on NGT ego trip
160. Yorkshire Evening Post – 21 May 2013
     Trolleybus just for tiny city area
161. Yorkshire Evening Post – 20 May 2013
     Trolleybus debt
162. Yorkshire Evening Post – 17 May 2013
     Trolleybuses and trams will soon be out of date
163. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 May 2013
     NGT is only the third best option for Leeds
164. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 May 2013
     Trolleybus fears disregarded
165. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 May 2013
     A political move
166. Yorkshire Evening Post – 9 May 2013
     Millions squandered on “white elephant” scheme
167. Yorkshire Evening Post – 7 May 2013
     The trolleybus millions
168. Yorkshire Evening Post – 7 May 2013
     Hydrogen fuel
169. Yorkshire Evening Post – 7 May 2013
     The folly buses
170. Yorkshire Evening Post – 6 May 2013
     Batteries might be the solution for bus travel
171. Yorkshire Evening Post – 3 May 2013
     Scheme is a waste of money
172. Yorkshire Evening Post – 29 April 2013
     “No” to trolleybus
173. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 April 2013
     Trolleybus is deeply flawed
174. Yorkshire Evening Post – 24 April 2013
     Uneconomic and inflexible
175. Yorkshire Evening Post – 24 April 2013
     Lack of ambition
176. Yorkshire Evening Post – 24 April 2013
     Trees for chop
177. Yorkshire Evening Post – 24 April 2013
     Danger to pupils
178. Yorkshire Evening Post – 24 April 2013
     School grounds
179. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 April 2013
     Trolleybus cash must go to different scheme
180. Yorkshire Evening Post – 22 April 2013
     Spending £250 million to save three minutes
181. Yorkshire Evening Post – 19 April 2013
     Trees will be ruined forever by folly bus
182. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 April 2013
     Trolleybus route trees need not face the chop
183. Yorkshire Evening Post – 4 April 2013
     Opposition is growing to trolleybus scheme
184. Yorkshire Evening Post – 2 April 2013
     Trolleybus plan needs re-think
185. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 March 2013
     Civic pride before a fall
186. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 March 2013
     Desperate for a quality local transport system
187. Yorkshire Evening Post – 21 March 2013
     Project on track to be a loser
188. Yorkshire Evening Post – 18 March 2013
     Trolleybuses a backward step
189. Yorkshire Evening Post – 13 March 2013
     Leeds could get Geneva’s cables
190. Yorkshire Evening Post – 13 March 2013
     Trolleybus system will bring us no advantages
191. Yorkshire Evening Post – 11 March 2013
     Swiss looking to go wireless
192. Yorkshire Evening Post – 11 March 2013
     Trolleybus will need a large contingency fund
193. Yorkshire Evening Post – 5 March 2013
     Future lies in hybrid buses
194. Yorkshire Evening Post – 5 March 2013
     Planners are off their trolley
195. Yorkshire Evening Post – 5 March 2013
     Huge risks in untried system
196. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 February 2013
     This trolleybus “vanity project” must be axed
197. Yorkshire Evening Post – 26 February 2013
     Seven sins of trolleybus
198. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 February 2013
     £250m to save a few minutes
199. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 February 2013
     Trolleybus is a stupid idea
200. Yorkshire Evening Post – 14 February 2013
     Lack of debate on the trolleybus pros and cons
201. Yorkshire Evening Post – 8 February 2013
     Expensive trolleybuses won’t solve congestion
202. Yorkshire Evening Post – 29 January 2013
     No NGT assurance over maintaining bus routes
203. Yorkshire Evening Post – 28 January 2013
     Residents quality of life must not diminish
204. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 January 2013
     Good cyclists can go faster than planned trolleybus
205. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 January 2013
     Scheme should be scrapped
206. Yorkshire Evening Post – 25 January 2013
     On wrong track
207. Yorkshire Evening Post – 21 January 2013
     Moor reasons for a battle
208. Yorkshire Evening Post – 17 January 2013
     No value in a trolleybus revival
209. Yorkshire Evening Post – 17 January 2013
     NGT fares should be in line with local bus fares
210. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 January 2013
     Go for more imaginative solution than trolleybus
211. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 January 2013
     Transport’s future
212. Yorkshire Evening Post – 14 January 2013
     Trolleybus fares
213. Yorkshire Evening Post – 7 January 2013
     Trams on rail line
214. Yorkshire Evening Post – 12 December 2012
     We can’t afford it
215. Yorkshire Evening Post – 11 December 2012
     Not so super system
216. Yorkshire Evening Post – 11 December 2012
     Bendybuses will add to congestion
217. Yorkshire Evening Post – 7 December 2012
     Trams predated the trolleybus
218. Yorkshire Evening Post – 5 December 2012
     We’re better off without NGT plan
219. Yorkshire Evening Post – 6 December 2012
     Capital advice on trolleybuses
220. Yorkshire Evening Post – 4 December 2012
     Mono rail option
221. Yorkshire Evening Post – 30 November 2012
     Scrap trolleybus
222. Yorkshire Evening Post – 27 November 2012
     Go big on transport with Supertram top priority
223. Yorkshire Evening Post – 26 November 2012
     Ambitious leeds transport projects can be delivered
224. Yorkshire Evening Post – 15 November 2012
     Shifting blame
225. Yorkshire Evening Post – 12 November 2012
     Use the funding to build tram system
226. Yorkshire Evening Post – 9 November 2012
     Chance for Metro
227. Yorkshire Evening Post – 6 November 2012
     Buses v trams
228. Yorkshire Evening Post – 3 November 2012
     Tram system argument is completely off the rails
229. Yorkshire Evening Post – 29 October 2012
     Improving bus system would cut journey times
230. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 October 2012
     Not saved by wires
231. Yorkshire Evening Post – 23 October 2012
     Restore city’s tram network
232. Yorkshire Evening Post – 22 October 2012
     Time to stand up and be counted
233. Yorkshire Evening Post – 20 October 2012
     We’ve got clear aims for city’s transport system
234. Yorkshire Evening Post – 18 October 2012
     No conspiracy against Leeds
235. Yorkshire Evening Post – 16 October 2012
     Let’s get moving
236. Yorkshire Evening Post – 9 October 2012
     Tram-trains were practical solution
237. Yorkshire Evening Post – 9 October 2012
     Transport targets must be realistic
238. Yorkshire Evening Post – 6 October 2012
     Go underground for transport
239. Yorkshire Evening Post – 24 September 2012
     Costly alternative
240. Yorkshire Evening Post – 10 August 2012
     Underground transport cheaper than you think