YORK has been knocked off its top slot in a list of British cities with good transport links.

Edinburgh has also overtaken York as the place with best long distance travel links.

The Scottish capital has also been ranked the best city in the UK for its local travel links for the second year running.

The study, by transport company ESP Group in July, asked 4,966 respondents to rate how easy they find travelling within their local area, and further afield.

Dr Steve Cassidy, managing director of Viaqqio, which is part of ESP Group, said Scottish and northern English cities dominate.