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Several buildings were set to be demolished to accommodate the scheme. | YPN Photo: YPN
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These Hunslet residents protested after it was revealed the scheme would roll straight through its pedestrianised precinct. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
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An artist's impression of trolleybus on Headingley Hill. Residents voiced concerns work on the northern line would bring roads griding to a virtual halt. | Metro Photo: Metro
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The public enquiry played out over 72 days in 2014 and heard claims from objectors the scheme would damage the environment, affect 3,000 homes and offer poor value for money. | YPN Photo: YPN
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NGT's supporters - Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority - argued it would create up to 4,000 new jobs and generate millions for the economy each year. | YPN Photo: YPN
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But it appeared public opinion rather than the city's civic leaders won the argument when the Government scrapped the scheme in May 2016. | Metro Photo: Metro