Category Archives: South Yorkshire Supertram

So far this year, since SYMCA took control of the South Yorkshire Supertram system in March, there have been many different phases of improvement works on the network. Most of the more high profile works have involved rail replacement but … Continue reading →

We saw earlier this week in an article how Blue route trams on the South Yorkshire Supertram network are currently working through to Herdings Park with trackworks taking place beyond Gleadless Townend preventing them from getting to Halfway as they … Continue reading →

The South Yorkshire Supertram came into its own again over the weekend of Friday 26th to Sunday 28th July with Tramlines taking place once at Hillsborough Park. This is a music festival and is a very popular event with those … Continue reading →

The second phase of improvement works on the South Yorkshire Supertram network will get underway on Saturday 3rd August with work taking place around Hollinsend and Herdings Park leading to more service changes.

The first (of three) phase of summer rail replacement work (improvement works as the publicity tells us) on the South Yorkshire Supertram network got underway on Saturday 20th July. This part of the works is seeing track replaced on White … Continue reading →

Anyone travelling on the South Yorkshire Supertram network over the summer school holidays is being advised to check before they do with three sets of improvement works due to take place between Saturday 20th July and Sunday 1st September. This … Continue reading →

The weekend of Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June saw more improvement works take place on the South Yorkshire Supertram network with new rails being laid along Holme Lane. The work meant that Blue route trams could not run to … Continue reading →

As part of the continued £5 million investment by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority towards improvements on the Supertram network there will be more works taking place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June. These works will see no … Continue reading →

Things may have now returned to normal on the South Yorkshire Supertram system after the conclusion of the city centre trackwork but for a week at the end of May and just into June a special service was operating which … Continue reading →

When the South Yorkshire Combined Authority took control of Supertram back in March they promised that they would be reviewing the timetable to make sure it catered for the needs of the travelling public. And now the first step towards … Continue reading →

This is the latest in our look at the trackwork taking place on the South Yorkshire Supertram system in and around the city centre. As we’ve reported before the work is taking place during the May Half Term school holidays … Continue reading →

Rail replacement work on the South Yorkshire Supertram network got underway from Saturday 25th May with locations around Sheffield City Centre being worked on. These are publicised, as they usually are, as improving the network with the new rails planned … Continue reading →

Ahead of the already announced planned engineering works in late May/early June, there will be further service changes on the South Yorkshire Supertram network late on Saturday 18th May.

After being re-elected at the recent South Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral election, Oliver Coppard has now set out his vision for the future which will connect people across the region through an integrated public transport network that puts people at … Continue reading →

There will be major changes for services on the South Yorkshire Supertram network later this month and stretching into June as a programme of rail replacement gets underway. Whilst this first phase of work will only see changes to the … Continue reading →

South Yorkshire Supertram is now starting to get a new look following the ending of 27 years of Stagecoach operation on 22nd March 2024. Whilst all trams still retain the same Stagecoach livery with the old logo (although all mentions … Continue reading →

There were slight delays caused to services on the Stagecoach Supertram network (on what was the last day of Stagecoach operation!) on Thursday 21st March after Siemens-Duewag built tram 125 suffered a fault at Hillsborough tramstop.