Category Archives: South Yorkshire Supertram

Stagecoach Supertram Engineering Works: April 2023

Posted on Sunday 2 April 2023 by Gareth Prior

There will be engineering works affecting Stagecoach Supertram services this April which will see some service changes. The majority will be late night works but there will also be Network Rail works taking place at Easter which impact the Tram-Train … Continue reading →

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South Yorkshire Mayor recommends tram fare cap scheme is extended

Posted on Thursday 30 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Oliver Coppard, South Yorkshire Mayor, has recommended that the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority continues to fund a £2 fare cap on the Supertram network until the end of June. Unlike the similar scheme on buses nationwide, which is funded … Continue reading →

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Stagecoach Supertram Engineering Works: 25th & 26th March

Posted on Thursday 23 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Essential track replacement works will be taking place on the Stagecoach Supertram network from 2200 on Saturday 25th March and after 2100 on Sunday 26th March. As a result there will be changes to Blue and Purple route services.

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Snow hits the UK again

Posted on Friday 10 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Just when you thought it was safe to put those winter woollies away comes the snow! And pretty heavy snow at that which has caused disruption for trams in the UK – Stagecoach Supertram had to run a revised service … Continue reading →

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The Number 20: South Yorkshire Supertram 20

Posted on Monday 6 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

During March our Monday evening photo series will be the return of “The Number 20”. This time out we feature a tram that we have seen in this series before but this time it is actually carrying the number 20 … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 5th March 2023

Posted on Sunday 5 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

The start of another month and we have another couple of Photo Galleries – one from 2023 and Blackpool with the other back into the archives from Stagecoach Supertram:

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 24

Posted on Friday 17 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

This is the last of this batch of photos taken on the South Yorkshire Supertram system shortly after opening in March 1995 as “Picture in Time” continues today.

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 18

Posted on Friday 10 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

We are back with another edition of “Picture in Time” today as we return to Sheffield for another photo taken in 1995 in the early days of the Supertram system.

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In Pictures: Supertram Middlewood shuttle

Posted on Wednesday 8 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

If you’ve been concentrating on the news page this week you will have seen that there has been disruption for Stagecoach Supertram services between the city centre and Middlewood/Malin Bridge. It all started on Monday 6th February when Citylink 399 … Continue reading →

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Tram breakdown leads to severe Supertram disruption

Posted on Monday 6 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

This article has been revised since original publication. Last update was Tuesday 7th February at 1945. There has been severe disruption to services on Stagecoach Supertram since Monday 6th February after a tram broke down on West Street which also … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 17

Posted on Friday 3 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

Today “Picture in Time” is again in South Yorkshire as we take a look at a couple of images taken in 1995 of one of the original trams built by Siemens-Duewag.

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Out and About: Around Middlewood in December 2022

Posted on Monday 30 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

For this edition of “Out and About” (the last for a while) we take a trip to Middlewood on the Stagecoach Supertram network a few days before Christmas 2022 with some photos of two of the Siemens-Duewag trams around the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 16

Posted on Friday 27 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another trip back to 1995 in Sheffield as “Picture in Time” continues.

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In Pictures: Cathedral points maintenance in Sheffield

Posted on Thursday 26 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few months there have been a few issues with the well used points at Cathedral but with a view to rectifying this issue, Monday 23rd January 2023 saw a Supertram maintenance crew attending to them.

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Stagecoach Supertram Engineering Works: Sunday 29th January

Posted on Saturday 21 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Essential engineering works on Sunday 29th January will see an early curtailment of services on Stagecoach Supertram’s Blue and Purple routes between Sheffield Station and Halfway/Herdings Park. Services will run as normal until 2100 after which no trams will run … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 03

Posted on Friday 20 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

We remain in Sheffield for this latest “Picture in Time” and as we continue our way through the photos taken during this visit we move up one number in the fleet as its no. 03 which captured the photographers attention.

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 02

Posted on Friday 13 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

As our collection of photos taken in 1995 in Sheffield continues as part of “Picture in Time” we take a look at the second lowest numbered tram in the fleet at a time when trams ran no further than Gleadless … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Beighton Drakehouse Lane, Stagecoach Supertram – December 2022

Posted on Monday 9 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Today’s “Out and About” is again in Sheffield as we take a look at some trams running at Beighton Drakehouse Lane on the Blue route out to Halfway.

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 01

Posted on Friday 6 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its been quite some time since we went into the modern tram archives as part of “Picture in Time” so we remedy that today as we start to take a look at a series of images taken in 1995 on … Continue reading →

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Christmas and New Year services 2022/23

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Once again we bring you a one-stop article to see what services are planned on tramway and light rail systems across the British Isles over the Christmas and New Year period. So, if you are fed up with staying at … Continue reading →

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