Category Archives: South Yorkshire Supertram

This is the second part of our look at some of the work which took place on the South Yorkshire Supertram network over the Easter weekend. In our last look, we saw the start of a track relay adjacent to … Continue reading →

This Easter weekend (Friday 18th to Sunday 20th April) sees more trackwork taking place on the South Yorkshire Supertram. The main work will be taking place around Hillsborough Interchange but as the weekend progresses its also planned that more work … Continue reading →

South Yorkshire Supertram services will not run from Shalesmoor to either Malin Bridge or Middlewood for three days at the start of the Easter weekend and full details of the planned service alterations, replacement transport options and what work is … Continue reading →

Trackworks got underway on the South Yorkshire Supertram network on Saturday 29th March around Birley Lane on the Blue route out to Halfway. During these works – scheduled to continue until Sunday 13th April – no trams are running from … Continue reading →

Dogs are now being allowed to travel on-board Sheffield’s Supertram system following confirmation of the start of a pilot by Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard. This comes after the conclusion of a public consultation when out of 10,600 responses … Continue reading →

2025 looks set to be another year of major engineering works for the South Yorkshire Supertram – as the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority continuing to invest in the network – with the first set of works having now been … Continue reading →

Sunday 16th March 2025 was probably a day to avoid the Hillsborough area of Sheffield as it was the first Steel City derby between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United at the Owls’ Hillsborough Stadium for six years. It was certainly … Continue reading →

Trams in Sheffield is hardly news, after all the Supertram system has been in operation since 1994 and 30 years before then we had the extensive Corporation tram system. But its not often that the two systems mix (except for … Continue reading →

From Sunday 23rd March passengers will no longer be able to make payments by card on-board South Yorkshire Supertram services for the CityWide 7-Day and SY Connect 7-Day tickets because of concerns over misuse and fraud.

Since the start of service on Monday 10th March 2025, South Yorkshire Supertram services on the Blue and Yellow routes have been operating to a revised timetable. At the time of the announcement it was said this was due to … Continue reading →

The wearing of body cameras by all conductors on the South Yorkshire Supertram network is now mandatory following the introduction of a new policy by management. Body worn cameras had been introduced in autumn 2023 as a pilot but following … Continue reading →

South Yorkshire Supertram have announced that they will be operating a temporary timetable from Monday 10th March “due to additional ongoing maintenance”. No date has been set for how long this temporary timetable will be in operation.

We go “Up Close” with another advert in this article as we take a look at the newest wrap in Sheffield – that on 115 promoting the various Park and Ride sites located adjacent to tramstops. Stuart Cooke helps us … Continue reading →

South Yorkshire Supertram have become the latest UK tram network to partner with the LRSSB for the new “TWO Lines = STOP!” safety campaign. This campaign is designed to remind the public to stay alert at double-line crossings, where trams … Continue reading →