Category Archives: South Yorkshire Supertram

The forthcoming Easter weekend will see more track replacement work taking place on Stagecoach Supertram which will mean revised services operating alongside replacement buses. The work this time will be concentrated on Netherthorpe Road and will take place on Easter … Continue reading →

April Fools Day will not be one of joy for Stagecoach Supertram passengers after it was announced that fares on the network will be rising from that date as a result of rising costs from items such as “labour, energy … Continue reading →

On Sunday 28th April a special walk will be taking place at Hillsborough Park in Sheffield raising money to build a Woman Of Steel statue in the city, commemorating all of the women who worked in the steel mills during … Continue reading →

Sheffield, much like the rest of the UK, was hit by snowfall in January and as luck would have it British Trams Online regular Ian Buck was in the City to capture some images as the sun came out as … Continue reading →

All of the Siemens built trams on Stagecoach Supertram are currently receiving new LED interior lighting. The changes are being made when the trams are not required from service and not a complete tram is done at once which means … Continue reading →

The all over advert livery for Genting Club on Stagecoach Supertram 116 has been slightly amended following the opening of their Sheffield branch. The text above the windows has been changed and now reads “For a Christmas Party like no … Continue reading →

A third Supertramlink service is to be introduced from Monday 29th October when SL3 starts operating from Moss Way tramstop to Sothall, Rother Valley Way and Killamarsh. This will be the second Supertramlink service to link with the blue route following … Continue reading →

Sheffield has become the latest UK tram system to see a road vehicle strike a tram with 116 – in its Genting Club all over advert – being involved in a collision with a small van on Thursday 4th October. … Continue reading →

Recently the amount of engineering works on Stagecoach Supertram has started to  increase with some taking place on non Bank Holiday weekends with two recent occasions seeing line closures to allow the replacement of track. The first of these was … Continue reading →

Between Sunday 16th September and Saturday 13th October a special offer is available for anyone using the Park and Ride sites on Stagecoach Supertram at Nunnery Square or Middlewood. Passengers can pay just £3.90 for a day’s Supertram travel and … Continue reading →

As from Monday 1st October Stagecoach Supertram will be operating a new policy for the carriage of mobility scooters following a period of consultation. From this date they will only be accepted for travel if the owner has a CPT … Continue reading →

Over the Sunday and Monday of the recent August Bank Holiday weekend there was track replacement work on Stagecoach Supertram as is so often the case on the network on bank holidays. This time the area being replaced was just … Continue reading →

Two Stagecoach Supertram vehicles suffered damage at the weekend after they were attacked by Millwall football “fans” who had been in the City to watch their team play Sheffield Wednesday. 115 and 117 were the two trams which suffered damage … Continue reading →

Anyone planning on spending any time around Sheffield over the August Bank Holiday  weekend should be aware that once again there will be track replacement works on Stagecoach Supertram on Sunday 26th and Monday 27th August and this invariably means … Continue reading →

Stagecoach Supertram 116 has received a new all advert livery for Genting Club, which is to open in Sheffield at the end of September. The pleasing design features red ends with a mainly black body and as our correspondent says … Continue reading →

More track is due to be replaced on the Stagecoach Supertram network on Sunday 1st July, this time the affected area will be on Granville Road. As a result of this work trams on the Blue and Purple routes will … Continue reading →

Further track replacement works took place on the Stagecoach Supertram network on Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th June with the road crossing inbound just below the City Hall tramstop tackled this time around. The site was totally enclosed with padding … Continue reading →

The ongoing programme of works to replace track on the Stagecoach Supertram network will continue over the forthcoming Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend with the City Hall area being the latest to be worked on. The work here will take place … Continue reading →

Following recent damage caused to trams Stagecoach Supertram have announced a new policy on the use of mobility scooters on board any of their trams. As a result only passengers who hold a “Local Bus Scooter Permit” will be allowed … Continue reading →

The Department for Transport have given the green light for the introduction of tram-trains between Sheffield and Rotherham. This is a pilot scheme for tram-trains in the UK to see whether they can as much of a success here as … Continue reading →