Category Archives: South Yorkshire Supertram

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) have confirmed that they are investigating the incident close to Woodbourn Road on the South Yorkshire Supertram network which saw two pedestrians hit by a tram on a crossing. This happened at around 1615 … Continue reading →

1st August is Yorkshire Day and to celebrate the occasion, South Yorkshire Supertram will be having a celebration of local culture and music, hosting a live brass band performance at Sheffield Cathedral Green – adjacent to the Cathedral tramstop.

There are to be more works on the South Yorkshire Supertram this summer as the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) continues to invest in improving the network. This time the work will affecting the Blue and Purple routes between … Continue reading →

A 15 year old girl remains in hospital after being hit by a tram close to the Woodbourn Road tramstop on Sunday 22nd June 2025. She was hit along with a 17 year old boy at the junction with Staniforth … Continue reading →

South Yorkshire Supertram services were disrupted during the evening of Thursday 19th June 2025 after 105 derailed at the Park Square delta junction. Whilst the tram was rerailed, and investigation started into the cause, revised services were introduced with no … Continue reading →

If you happen to travel past South Yorkshire Supertram’s depot at Nunnery Square you will probably noticed a number of trams stabled in the yard with their destination display saying “Tram Prepped”. But that is usually as far as those … Continue reading →

Earlier this year we saw a new mural painted onto the shutters of a shop by Infirmary Road tramstop in Sheffield, and now come news of a new mural at the subway leading to Netherthorpe Road tramstop as part of … Continue reading →

It was teased on the advert applied to South Yorkshire Supertram 115 in January and now the Park and Ride site at Rotherham Parkgate (the end of the tram-train route) is open for business. Providing 289 free parking spaces its … Continue reading →

South Yorkshire Supertram have confirmed that they will be offering members of the armed forces and veterans free travel for the Armed Forces Day celebrations in 2025 (and they are likely to not be the only transport operator to do … Continue reading →

As we’ve previously reported, the latest set of trackworks on the South Yorkshire Supertram network took place on Langsett Road between 24th and 30th May 2025. The work meant that no trams ran between Cathedral and either Malin Bridge or … Continue reading →

The continued investment by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) in improving the infrastructure of the Supertram network is seeing another line closure for a full week between Saturday 24th and Friday 30th May inclusive. The work is being … Continue reading →

South Yorkshire Supertram services will not run between Cathedral and either Malin Bridge or Middlewood for seven days during the May Half Term week with the latest set of improvement works confirmed as taking place on Langsett Road in Hillsborough.

The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) have announced that since the South Yorkshire Supertram network returned to public control in March 2024 10 million passenger journeys have been recorded. This figure was reached at the start of May 2025 … Continue reading →

A few days ago we saw the trackworks taking place at Gleadless Townend on the South Yorkshire Supertram system over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. As a result of these works there were service changes in place with no … Continue reading →

The May Day Bank Holiday weekend has seen the latest trackworks on the South Yorkshire Supertram network as the investment from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority to improve the system continues. This time they are attending to the track … Continue reading →

The next set of South Yorkshire Supertram engineering works have been announced with work due to take place at Gleadless Townend over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend which (and the good news is that there isn’t long to wait … Continue reading →

Advertising on tram networks comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it’s a full vinyl wrap or small panels on the trams, and sometimes it involves tramstops. With the Snooker World Championships once again taking place at the Crucible in … Continue reading →