I read quite an amusing article recently about the ten worst places to live in England. In order they were; Peterborough, Doncaster, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Rotherham, Nottinghham, Keighley, Wakefield, Stoke and Halifax. Clearly, whoever wrote this hasn't been to Middlesbrough, Bradford, Hull or Wigan. I was born in Wakefield, but I'm sorry to say that I regard it as a total ****hole today. Believe me, Huddersfield is much, much nicer. Being on the ECML has done very little for Wakefield's prosperity, or that of the other towns/cities mentioned. These days prosperity comes from having good access to motorway networks, not railways. The exaggerated economic benefits of HS2 and NPR are just laughable. It's purely about convenience in my view.