As we mentioned last week, Sunday 9th October saw a revised service on Stagecoach Supertram because of Yorkshire Water works in the Hillsborough area. This meant that all trams on the Blue and Yellow routes were unable to operate any further than Shalesmoor with Supertram tickets valid on local bus routes instead to get to Malin Bridge and Middlewood. Judging by the below images the emergency work was definitely needed as it was a case of a new river through the middle of Hillsborough whilst the repairs were undertaken. Stuart Cooke shows us where the work took place.
Looking from roughly Hillsborough tramstop, this view shows the line up to Malin Bridge heading off to the left and that off to Middlewood straight ahead. The amount of water leaking from the pipes can be seen here.
A closer view of the works with the water spurting up.
Another view of the scene – its no surprise trams weren’t running! (All Photographs by Stuart Cooke, 9th October 2022)