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Leeds: Life in the Bus Lane

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Leads - The City of Firsts

Leads is an uncelebrated city of firsts. We introduced electric trams in 18 90, the first to have an electric trolley bus in 19 11. And in 19 56, we introduced busses that were perfect for one legged drivers. As alderman raffety drove his bus around this pioneering city, i couldn't help but wonder what he'd say to eleanor hewitt. 66 years later, she gets the buss from seacroft in east leeds to the train station where she then travels to work at bradford royal infirmary. First stop? Well, the bus stop.

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