Leeds Stoke On Trent Train
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About Leeds
The West Yorkshire city of Leeds can trace its origins back to the Middle Ages where it developed as a market town. Prior to the onset of the Industrial Revolution, Leeds became a coordination centre for the manufacture of woollen cloth and white broadcloth was traded at its White Cloth Hall. In 1770, the city was responsible for one sixth of the export trade of cloth. The construction of the Aire and Calder Navigation in 1699 and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in 1816 spurred on the growth of textiles in Leeds. The next stage of the city's development came with the arrival of the railway network in the 1830's which connected Leeds to markets throughout the north of England and beyond. Specifically it connected Leeds to Manchester and the ports of Liverpool and Hull which improved access to international markets.
Leeds railway station offers passengers services to the suburbs of Leeds and beyond to the rest of the country. It is one of the busiest stations on the national rail network outside London. It also has the largest number of platforms of any railway station in the United Kingdom outside London.
Leeds Bradford Airport also provides passengers with many daily flights to destinations in the United Kingdom, Europe, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan and the USA.
About Stoke On Trent
Located in the county of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent is located to the north of Birmingham and runs into the affluent town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and the two places are essentially one large city.
Around 10,000 visitors arrive in the city annually by canal narrowboats, on the Trent and Mersey and Caldon Canal. There are free moorings at Trentham, Barlaston, Etruria/Lock 38, Longport, Westport Lake, and at the Harecastle Tunnel.
Getting around the city is fairly straight forward. The city has an intricate public transport service and buses are usually easy to come by. Hanley Bus Station is the main transport hub for buses in the city and virtually all areas of the city are reachable from here. There are tourist information offices located here and maps of required routes are published and easy to find. The city also has over 100 miles of excellent off-road bicycle paths, on old railway and mineral lines, and canal towpaths.
Further afield, the historic city of Nottingham lies to the east of Stoke-on-Trent and is easily accessible by car or train. Many coach operators also run regular services to Nottingham with journey times of around ninety minutes to two hours.