As far as I could hear, this study wasn't attributed. I think it must be
this one, from the Independent.
Leicester is the worst-connected big city in Britain in terms of rail links.
Research by The Independent shows that the East Midlands city has a narrower range of train services than a village in Cornwall.
Each of the 12 largest cities outside London was evaluated on four criteria.
First, from that city how many of the other 11 are served by regular direct rail links?
Next, the number of fast train departures each hour from the city to London.
Whether there is direct access from the city’s main rail station to a tram or metro network?
And whether there is a connection to the nearest airport? One point was awarded for a train, metro or tram, and half for a bus link.
While Leicester has three nonstop trains an hour to London, to major cities outside the capital it has regular direct links only to Birmingham, Nottingham and Sheffield. There are three daily trains to Leeds, but they are of little use to travellers as the first does not leave until shortly before 8pm.
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