The first major storm of the new season saw tram services in both Blackpool and Sheffield disrupted as damage was caused to the infrastructure. For Blackpool this led to a partial suspension of the route for around a day whilst in Sheffield it was a much shorter disruption.<\/p>\n
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The problems in Blackpool were caused by damage to the overhead wires at Waterloo Road with the first reports of the disruption coming at around 1200 on Monday 15th<\/sup> September. The service was suspended between Starr Gate and North Pier whilst trams continued to run from North Pier to Fleetwood.<\/p>\n The repairs to the overhead were completed shortly before 1400 on Tuesday 16th<\/sup> September allowing a full service to resume again.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, over in Sheffield on Monday 15th<\/sup> September a weather damaged tree was the cause close to the Arena\/Olympic Legacy Park stop. Maintenance crews were sent to the scene to remove the tree from the tracks. This led to the Tram-Train service being completed suspended whilst the Yellow route only ran Middlewood to Cricket Inn Road. Services were only suspended until the early evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The first major storm of the new season saw tram services in both Blackpool and Sheffield disrupted as damage was caused to the infrastructure. For Blackpool this led to a partial suspension of the route for around a day whilst … Continue reading