Category Archives: South Yorkshire Supertram

The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is currently preparing to submit its £1.45 billion Transport for City Regions (TCR) programme to Government, which will include major investment in the region’s transport network – said to be the biggest coordinated … Continue reading →

Work to replace track, including the crossover at Hillsborough, on South Yorkshire Supertram took place over the last week of October (which also happened to be the local school half-term holidays). With work taking place on the Blue and Yellow … Continue reading →

In the lead up to this year’s Remembrance commemorations, South Yorkshire Supertram are once again showing their respect with poppies being added to trams. Both the Siemens-Duewag trams and the Citylink tram-trains have been receiving the poppies – the standard … Continue reading →

It has now been over two months since an old mineshaft opened up at Birley Lane in Sheffield leading to services on Supertram’s Blue route to Halfway being suspended. Since then investigations have been taking place to see the extent … Continue reading →

In this latest pictorial article we join John Binch as he takes a trip to the South Yorkshire Supertram network for some views of trams taken on 8th October 2026.

The rail replacement works at Hillsborough and Shalesmoor have been completed ahead of time, but unfortunately through services on South Yorkshire Supertram will be unable to resume until the original planned date of Sunday 1st November 2026. The works had … Continue reading →

Serving members of the Armed Forces and veterans will be able to travel for free on board South Yorkshire Supertram to mark Remembrance Day again this year. The offer will be in place for both Remembrance Sunday on 8th November … Continue reading →

The October half-term engineering works on South Yorkshire Supertram have been continuing over the past few days with work taking place close to Shalesmoor and Hillsborough tram stops. Photos from Stuart Cooke.

The latest set of trackworks on the South Yorkshire Supertram network commenced on Saturday 24th October 2026. These works are taking place in two locations affecting the Blue and Yellow routes – Shalesmoor and close to Hillsborough Interchange on Langsett … Continue reading →

On Friday 2nd October – just two days before World Animal Day – South Yorkshire Supertram welcomed Nya, a seven year old German Shepherd who is registered as a therapy dog with Pets as Therapy.

A technical issue with the tram location system on Wednesday 14th October 2026 meant that a reduced service operated on the South Yorkshire Supertram system from mid-morning through until the afternoon of the following day.

It has now been almost 10 years since the last of the seven Stadler Citylink tram-trains were delivered to Sheffield for use on the South Yorkshire Supertram network. Initially it was planned that four would be made available for use … Continue reading →

Back at the end of August when an historic well was discovered by the tram tracks at Birley Lane on South Yorkshire Supertram’s Blue route it was promised that regular updates would be given and they have been true to … Continue reading →

A short survey has opened as South Yorkshire continues to build its long-term vision for a better-connected region. Residents and business across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield are being invited to share their views during October.

The next set of major engineering works on the South Yorkshire Supertram network are set to take place during the school half-term holidays at the end of October. This time work will be centred around Hillsborough and Shalesmoor with both … Continue reading →

A new mural has been revealed at the South Yorkshire Supertram depot at Nunnery Square. Created by local artist Luke Horton it aims to make the space more welcoming for colleagues, visitors and contractors while celebrating the connection to Sheffield … Continue reading →

Sheffield City Council have started a consultation on proposed transport improvements across the Upper Don Valley. There are wide-ranging plans included to help improve bus reliability, safety and accessibility, but there are also some proposals related to the trams – … Continue reading →

As we have seen over the past few weeks a collapsed well at Birley Lane has resulted in service changes on the South Yorkshire Supertram network. The big change is that Blue route trams from Malin Bridge are being diverted … Continue reading →