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Tom Forth
@thomasforth
CTO and co-Founder @TheDataCity. Head of Data @OpenInnovates || Runs @imactivate. No profile pic, location, name, and bio? I probably won't see your tweet.

Nov 22, 2022, 8 tweets

"Leeds has no room for a tram" is a great new take. Here's Leeds' tram network in 1959.

And now I'm on a website called "Timetable World" looking at tram timetables.

This is pretty much how that Tory MP lost his job isn't it?

Would like to try Phosferrade tbh.

The adverts are ace. (except the racist one, which I've skipped over, because it was very "of its time" and we don't need that today).

Since it's @jimmoran's route --- here's Corn Exchange to Meanwood by tram. In 1951 that was a service every five minutes at peak times, it was timetabled to take 16 minutes, ran from 5am to 11pm. Today the journey by bus takes much longer (27 minutes) and runs a third as often.

@jimmoran I'm going to digitise the 1951 Leeds tram timetable aren't I? #FML

It's proper nuts reading these times. In 1951 on a tram,
Corn Exchange to Elland Road? 14 minutes.
Corn Exchange to Gipton? 16 minutes.
Headingley? 19 minutes.
Kirkstall Abbey? 19 minutes.
Whingate? 20 minutes.
Moortown? 21 minutes.
Crossgates? 22 minutes.
Middleton? 24 minutes.

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