All of the Citylink Tram-Trains on Stagecoach Supertram have been temporarily withdrawn from service \u201cdue to a problem near Shalesmoor\u201d on Friday 16th February. The exact nature of the problem has not been revealed by Stagecoach Supertram bosses but is evidently concerning enough to necessitate the complete withdrawal of all seven vehicles from service with immediate effect.<\/p>\n
The statement released by Stagecoach Supertram says that the decision was made as \u201csafety is our top priority\u201d and that they are \u201cworking with the manufacturer to identify and rectify the problem\u201d.<\/p>\n
The introduction into service of these vehicles has been beset by delays with it taking 22 months between the delivery of the first tram-train to their first passenger use. It is ironic that recently their use seems to have increased further, indeed we reported earlier this week that five of the seven Vossloh\/Stadler built vehicles were in service on one day.<\/p>\n
Until such a time as these problems are solved there may now be disruption to Supertram services due to a shortage of available trams.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, another milestone in the Tram-Train pilot is set to be reached over the weekend of 24th and 25th February with the overhead on the Supertram network and that now installed on the Network Rail line due to be connected. As a result of this work no trams will run to Meadowhall throughout the weekend with all services on the Yellow route terminating at Valley Centertainment. A replacement bus service will run from Attercliffe to Meadowhall. On Sunday 25th February the Purple route will only run between Herdings Park and Cathedral.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
All of the Citylink Tram-Trains on Stagecoach Supertram have been temporarily withdrawn from service \u201cdue to a problem near Shalesmoor\u201d on Friday 16th February. The exact nature of the problem has not been revealed by Stagecoach Supertram bosses but is … Continue reading