{"id":63270,"date":"2026-05-30T22:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=63270"},"modified":"2026-05-30T17:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:55:32","slug":"in-pictures-supertram-trackworks-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=63270","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Supertram trackworks \u2013 May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The May school half-term holidays provided an ideal opportunity for more trackworks to take place on South Yorkshire Supertram as investment to improving the network continued. This time work was taking place at Gleadless Townend, Donetsk Way, and Westfield leading to alterations to Blue and Purple route services. This article takes a look at some of the work around Gleadless Townend, with images courtesy of the camera of Stuart Cooke.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The work got underway on Saturday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> May and is due to be completed by the end of Sunday 31<sup>st<\/sup> May. During this time the following tram service operated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blue \u2013 Malin Bridge to Gleadless Townend<\/li>\n<li>Purple \u2013 suspended<\/li>\n<li>Yellow \u2013 Normal service with minor changes to times<\/li>\n<li>Tram-Train \u2013 Normal service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Replacement bus services ran on the affected sections.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63271\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.gleadless-sc.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63271\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63271\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.gleadless-sc-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.gleadless-sc-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.gleadless-sc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.gleadless-sc.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kindly taken by a member of the VolkerRail team completing the work this first view shows the work on the junction at Gleadless Townend.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63272\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.gleadless-sc.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63272\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63272\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.gleadless-sc-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.gleadless-sc-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.gleadless-sc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.gleadless-sc.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another close-up view of the newly laid track.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63273\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.gleadless-sc.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63273\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63273\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.gleadless-sc-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.gleadless-sc-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.gleadless-sc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.gleadless-sc.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wider view from the other side of the fence as work continues on replacing the track at the junction.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63274\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.118-sc.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63274\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63274\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.118-sc-550x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.118-sc-550x394.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.118-sc-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.118-sc.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Gleadless Townend being a temporary terminus the points on the crossover had to be changed manually. That\u2019s what is seen here with 118 in the background.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63275\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5.118-sc.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63275\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5.118-sc-550x393.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5.118-sc-550x393.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5.118-sc-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5.118-sc.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We then see 118 on the crossover as it returns to Gleadless Townend stop to help back to Malin Bridge. (All Photographs by Stuart Cooke, 26th May 2026)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The May school half-term holidays provided an ideal opportunity for more trackworks to take place on South Yorkshire Supertram as investment to improving the network continued. 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