Category Archives: South Yorkshire Supertram

Sheffield is now the proud home of two tram-trains following the arrival of 399 202 on Tuesday 24th May. The vehicle was delivered one piece (unlike the recent arrivals for Midland Metro) and has now been unloaded and moved into … Continue reading →

With the opening of the Wedding Chapel in Blackpool it hasn’t been an unusual sight of seeing people travelling to or from their wedding by tram but now Blackpool isn’t the only place where people have travelled from their wedding … Continue reading →

It’s not been a great couple of days for the UK’s tram systems with the BBC breaking the news that the Sheffield tram-train project has now been delayed following hot on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that the Midland Metro … Continue reading →

Passengers heading for Herdings Park on Stagecoach Supertram’s Purple route are advised that trams will be terminating at Gleadless Townend from the start of service until 1500 to allow South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue to undertake a training exercise. Purple … Continue reading →

Work to bring the UK’s first tram-train service to life is continuing with two major worksites now underway – at Meadowhall South to connect Supertram tracks with the national rail network and also at Rotherham Parkgate where a stop is … Continue reading →

Campaign group Cycle Sheffield have this week revealed that there have been at least 228 cyclists who have crashed due to tram lines in the city over the past two years and they are now demanding improvements to the cycle … Continue reading →

Some fares on Stagecoach Supertram are to increase from Sunday 3rd April due to “increased costs”. The only fares to be affected will be Adult long distance single, Tram only weekly megarider and the Tram and Bus monthly scratch card.

Stagecoach Supertram 125 has this week received some new full window ads for Sheffield College but retains the standard Supertram livery. The ads cover almost all passenger windows and it is expected they will be retained until April when the … Continue reading →

The UK’s very first tram train arrived in Sheffield on 30th November and since that time commissioning and testing has gradually been increased. A few weeks ago 399 201 (to give its full Network Rail number of just 201 for … Continue reading →

Essential engineering works on the Stagecoach Supertram network to fully prepare the tramlines for the Tram Train vehicles is set to take place over several weekends in January and February which will see further disruption to tram services. Until these … Continue reading →

As we have already reported the “new” Stagecoach Supertram 120 is now in service following the completion of collision damage repairs in the Nunnery Square Depot workshops. The no, 2 end of the tram is the section which has been … Continue reading →

Some 10 days after arriving in South Yorkshire the UK’s very first tram train has been officially unveiled at Stagecoach Supertram’s Nunnery Square Depot with local and national politicians on hand to see just what all the fuss is about. … Continue reading →

The tram shortage being suffered on Stagecoach Supertram has abated slightly with the return of the “new” 120 into service after the completion of repairs following the collision at Shalesmoor in October. The re-entry into service of 120 means that … Continue reading →

With the continued tram shortages being experienced on Stagecoach Supertram (thanks in no small part to the collision at Shalesmoor in October) a further change to the Purple route timetable has been revealed; this time, though, it is more drastic … Continue reading →

At 2140 on Monday 30th November a little piece of history was made when the very first tram train arrived at its new home following a lengthy journey from Spain. The Vossloh built vehicle arrived on the back of a … Continue reading →