Category Archives: South Yorkshire Supertram

With a date now announced for the start of services to Rotherham Parkgate (Thursday 25th October in case you missed it!) the last of the construction work is now coming to an end to make sure that everything is ready … Continue reading →

Services on Stagecoach Supertram’s Blue route (and the Purple route fully suspended) will be partially suspended on Saturday 6th October to allow overhead line works to take place. The work will start from 1930 and will see Blue route trams … Continue reading →

25th October 2018 will not just mark two months until Christmas but will also see the start of public services on the UK’s Tram-Train pilot between Sheffield and Rotherham. Unusually starting on a Thursday the service will run three times … Continue reading →

between Sheffield and Rotherham to be announced it would seem that all the infrastructure isn’t actually in place just yet as the below photos shows. During a visit on Monday 24th September Mike Haddon found that there was a contractors … Continue reading →

The RAIB have concluded that a driver of a tram in Sheffield who approached Middlewood terminus on 19th July 2018 at a too high a speed – causing injuries to two passengers and a door to open slightly – had … Continue reading →

Since 1994 Sheffield has enjoyed the benefits of a tramway following the start of service on the Supertram network but the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) have now warned that unless £230 million worth of funding can be secured … Continue reading →

Full shadow running of the UK Tram-Train pilot between Sheffield and Rotherham has now commenced, bringing the start of services ever closer (hopefully!) As on all new lines the standard service due to operate is being operated without passengers to … Continue reading →

There will be some minor changes to fares on Stagecoach Supertram from Sunday 30th September. Not all fares will be affected and it will just be adult tickets which will see increases.

It’s not often we report on engineering works finishing early, but that is exactly what has happened in Sheffield with a full service on the Blue route resuming on Sunday 16th September – a full five days ahead of schedule! … Continue reading →

The final stage of 2018’s rail replacement works on Stagecoach Supertram are now underway with the work now moving on to Eckington Way which is affecting trams on the Blue route – including the very rare use of the crossover … Continue reading →

Area 5 of the rail replacement project on Stagecoach Supertram for 2018 will get underway on Monday 10th September and last for 12 days until Friday 21st September. This time the affected section will be between Donetsk Way and Halfway … Continue reading →

Stagecoach Supertram have welcomed 107 back into service following a two month layoff and it has had a full repaint in its period off the road. The tram was back in action on Tuesday 21st August showing off its fresh … Continue reading →

The major project to replace life expired rail on Stagecoach Supertram is continuing with details of Area 4 now fully revealed. This phase of work will take place between 25th August and 9th September with services on both the Blue … Continue reading →

The 2018 phase of rail replacement works on Stagecoach Supertram are continuing with work now having moved on to Area 3 which has seen trams suspended on the Purple line between Gleadless Townend and Herdings Park. Stuart Cooke has visited … Continue reading →

It has been confirmed that the three year pay deal for Stagecoach Supertram drivers and conductors has been accepted by Unite the union members. This new deal will see a pay increase of 30p per hour in year one, 29p … Continue reading →

The testing of Tram-Trains on the line to Rotherham is now in its second week with 399 202 still the vehicle of choice. There is still no official word of when a service may actually commence to Rotherham Parkgate but … Continue reading →

The RAIB have announced that they will be releasing a safety briefing (i.e. they don’t believe there is a need for a full investigation) into an incident on Stagecoach Supertram last month. In this incident a passenger was injured after … Continue reading →

Passengers wishing to travel from Birley Lane to Halfway on Stagecoach Supertram’s Blue route will have to wait a couple of days longer with additional finishing works on the rail replacement project causing a slight delay to the reopening. Services … Continue reading →

Proposed strikes later this month on Stagecoach Supertram have been suspended after a new pay deal was put on the table after discussions with Unite the union. This is a slightly improved offer from that which had previously been rejected … Continue reading →

With works on Area 2 of the 2018 rail replacement in Sheffield continuing at a pace details have now been released about Area 3 – a much smaller area and for a shorter period. This time round it will just … Continue reading →