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Gallery 767: Sheffield Tram-Train launches - October 2018

The best part of three years later and heavily over budget but on Thursday 25th October the UK Tram-Train pilot between Sheffield and Rotherham finally launched with the start of public services. Running between Cathedral in Sheffield City Centre to Rotherham Parkgate the service runs on the standard Supertram network as far as Meadowhall South after which it then uses the new Tinsley Chord to access the Network Rail line through to Rotherham Central and then onto the terminus at Rotherham Parkgate. New stops have been constructed at Central (low level platforms added at the Sheffield end of the Network Rail platforms) and Parkgate (a single platform just off the railway) with overhead also having been installed to allow the Citylink Tram-Trains to operate under overhead power the whole way. With three services an hour (albeit not at even frequencies) it provides a good link between Sheffield and Rotherham. Unfortunately on the first day the service was suspended from mid-afternoon after a serious collision between a lorry and 399 204 close to Woodbourn Road - leading to more headline news for the concept even though it had nothing really to do with the Tram-Train service! Services finally resumed around lunchtime the following day. In this collection we take a look at some first day images showing the Tram-Trains at both Cathedral and also the new stops at Rotherham Central and Parkgate along with the connection between the two lines at Meadowhall South. We also have some further photos taken on day two of the service.

Photographers: Mike Haddon, Trevor Hall, Glyn Hill, Bob Hodges, Steve Hyde & Martin Miller
Photographs taken on Thursday 25th & Friday 26th October 2018

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