Sheffield, the largest city in Europe..

[Peakwalking 10]

Sheffield, the largest city in Europe...without its own airport or any electric train services. Is this good, bad, or ugly?

[northernboy 13]

There are plenty of airports nearby, and a train to London takes just over 2 hours, so overall I'm fine with it. Wouldn't particularly want a large airport right on my doorstep (pollution, traffic etc.)

[mogwai84 10]

I see absolutely no point in having a small/med airport which only flies to a handful of places it's unlikely I'll be going to. We are well served with several medium sized airports, a large airport (Manc) just over an hour away, and pretty good links to Heathrow.

 

Within 2 hrs drive (or public transport) you can get to Manchester, Liverpool, East Midlands, Doncaster, Leeds, Birmingham. That'll do me.

[andyofborg 11]

Sheffield, the largest city in Europe...without its own airport or any electric train services. Is this good, bad, or ugly?

 

but we have Meadowhall instead and people seem to that instead of an airport

[Onthetyne 10]

Sheffield, the largest city in Europe...without its own airport or any electric train services. Is this good, bad, or ugly?

 

It used to have an electric train service

[alchresearch 214]

Question asked before:

 

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=986169

[AmourDesign 10]

Sheffield is more of a town with huge suburbs than a conventional city.

 

Meadowhall has halted the natural expansion of the city centre. Where cities like Leeds and Manchester has seen rapid development over the last 10-15 years. Meadowhall has been great for South Yorkshire but a lead weight to Sheffield.

Edited September 29, 2015 by AmourDesign

[truman 10]

Sheffield is more of a town with huge suburbs than a conventional city.

 

Meadowhall has halted the natural expansion of the city centre. Where cities like Leeds and Manchester has seen rapid development over the last 10-15 years. Meadowhall has been great for South Yorkshire but a lead weight to Sheffield.

 

Manchester has the Trafford centre....doesn't seem to have stopped the city improving..

[drummonds 10]

Manchester has the Trafford centre....doesn't seem to have stopped the city improving..

 

that's because it has an airport.

[JFKvsNixon 11]

Manchester has the Trafford centre....doesn't seem to have stopped the city improving..

 

Maybe Manchester City Centres's Arndale centre, which according to wikipedia is bigger than Meadowhall, has helped to keep on bringing people into their city centre?

[Obelix 11]

that's because it has an airport.

 

No it's more like the IRA blew it up. Manchester was a hole before that event.

 

Now I'm not suggesting that we should blow up Sheffield but a clean sweep and start again does have a certain appeal.

[truman 10]

Maybe Manchester City Centres's Arndale centre, which according to wikipedia is bigger than Meadowhall, has helped to keep on bringing people into their city centre?

 

If it can sustain Trafford and The Arndale then they are doing something right there...