Could mass transit could bridge Bradford gap?

The March WYCA meeting also set in motion plans to bring buses under local control by franchising routes. And the first two mass transit (tram) routes are expected to move forward, with consultation this summer on latest plans, hopefully more detailed than we have seen so far.

No surprise that the first two lines will be in Leeds -St James’s hospital to Elland Road and White Rose centre – and Bradford. The Leeds-Bradford route is expected to serve the proposed new rail station, and cross the city to Forster Square. So Bradford’s two rail lines will at last be linked – presumably by street-running light rail units. This could help to make sense of the new station proposal by bridging the gap. Next phase could be Leeds-Dewsbury.

It may be some years before mass transit reaches Calderdale.

We look forward to that but need our heavy-rail Calder Valley line to be upgraded first.