Category Archives: South Yorkshire Supertram

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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15 Years Apart: Stagecoach Supertram 111

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Time for another then and now look at a tram from a UK tramway – let us head to South Yorkshire to feature one of Supertram’s trams.

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In Pictures: Snow and manual points change in Sheffield

Posted on Wednesday 21 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Similar to other parts of the country, mid-December saw snow fall in Sheffield which again provided opportunities to see trams running through snow. Not necessarily linked to the snow there was also an issue with the points at the Park … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Tamper on Supertram

Posted on Monday 19 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

During early December there has been some general track maintenance taking place on the Stagecoach Supertram network with the hire of a tamper to assist with this work. The Volker Rail tamper has been seen at both Halfway and Meadowhall … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Burst water main causes Supertram disruption

Posted on Friday 16 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

There have been delays to Stagecoach Supertram services on the Blue to Malin Bridge since Friday 9th December because of a burst water main. This has caused flooding of the gas system in Stannington, Malin Bridge and parts of Hillsborough … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Failed tram causes a tram jam in Sheffield City Centre!

Posted on Tuesday 13 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

When things are going according to plan on the Supertram system in Sheffield you may on occasions see two or three trams at the same time but at times of disruption they soon build up and you can see a … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Supertram 116 back in fleet livery on driver training

Posted on Thursday 8 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Not previously illustrated or even mentioned on these pages has been the return of Stagecoach Supertram’s 116 to fleet livery following the removal of its adverts for XPO Logistics. Since the vinyls were taken off it seems the tram has … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: Stagecoach Supertram 102

Posted on Thursday 8 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

We take a look at a modern tram in 2007 and 2022 in today’s edition of “15 Years Apart” with a trip north to Sheffield.

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The Number 20: Stagecoach Supertram 120

Posted on Monday 5 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Having now exhausted those trams which still carry the number 20 we now start to get a little more creative for “The Number 20”, although its not taken mush thought this time around! The next tram we take a look … Continue reading →

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