One of Yorkshire and Humber’s undoubted selling points is its excellent transport infrastructure, both for passengers and freight.

The region’s two main motorways – the M1 and M62 – are far less congested than those in more overstretched parts of the UK. Much of the region also enjoys excellent rail links. Leeds is linked to London twice an hour on weekdays with best journey times of only 2hrs 8mins, while the fastest journeys from York take only 1hr 44mins.