SIR – I was disappointed to read Mark Neale’s letter (T&A, June 5) concerning the cross-Bradford rail link, as Mark usually has a more positive viewpoint on rail matters.
If the Calder Valley line is not yet electrified, then electrify it! The Aire Valley line is busy (and so it should be), so perhaps the tracks could be quadrupled again between Bingley and Keighley.
There is never a good time to undertake major projects, especially when it’s about railways, as the powers-that-be put up every obstacle they can think of to thwart any plans.
Building the link will not transform Bradford overnight, but without it Bradford’s going nowhere, and with the link in place, further benefits would accrue as time goes by.
Donald H Watson, Hollybank Grove, Bradford
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