61653 HTAFC
Veteran Member
I'm not arguing that it should be missed out, just that it's fortunate to have the service it has.You could say that most industrial centres in the North wouldn't be as big as they are without a main line running to it.
The fact is that to run via Hambleton would be to miss out a large traffic source. Larger than a number of IC stops on the ECML.
As a result of having that service, it attracts passengers from a wider area: People from the Huddersfield area will drive to Westgate rather than connecting from Huddersfield or Slaithwaite for example, as well as encouraging people to move there to commute into Leeds.