A new mural has been revealed at the South Yorkshire Supertram depot at Nunnery Square. Created by local artist Luke Horton it aims to make the space more welcoming for colleagues, visitors and contractors while celebrating the connection to Sheffield and South Yorkshire.<\/p>\n
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The mural features a range of recognisable Sheffield and Supertram references, including tram designs from the past, present and future (featuring the first Stagecoach livery, the current livery and the future orange colours), alongside local landmarks and the values that are important to the engineering family of Supertram.<\/p>\n
Nikolas Dobbs, Head of Engineering at Supertram, said: \u201cWe wanted the mural to represent our engineering family at the depot and reflect the values across cleaning, facilities, engineering, infrastructure, rolling stock, projects, and stores.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was also important to us that we kept that strong connection to South Yorkshire, particularly Sheffield. Supertram has been an important part of the city for more than three decades, so we wanted the mural to reflect that history and our place within the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cLuke took our ideas and turned them into a really striking visualisation. It also links with artwork he\u2019s created across the city, including designs on one of our trams and the bin wraps, developed for Sheffield City Council. A big thank you to Luke. The outcome is brilliant.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe key words featured throughout the mural represent the values of our engineering family, while the spanner symbolises passing knowledge and experience on to the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luke Horton added: \u201cThe inspiration for the design came from the team, ethics and values within the engineering family at Supertram. The trams are icons of the city, and people appreciate the service Supertram provides, so it was important to include some of Sheffield\u2019s other iconic landmarks too. As a local lad, it was only right to include these.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe captured the history of Supertram through the liveries from the past, present and future. This includes the new molten orange livery as part of the transport vision for the South Yorkshire People\u2019s Network. The older designs are recognisable and can take you back to your own memories of getting on the trams.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy favourite detail is the values because they\u2019re an overlayer that adds so much. You can look at the mural from afar and it tells a story, but when you get closer, you can read the values that tie everything together.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had fun creating the mural. After the briefing with the Supertram team, I brought all the elements together to see how they would work. Coming in to see it in person has been marvellous. It\u2019s so vibrant and really does the job.\u201d<\/p>\n
The mural was also designed to reflect the people who make up the Supertram team, from colleagues who have been here decades to those who are just starting their careers.<\/p>\n
The reveal of the mural was celebrated by colleagues at the depot with branded cupcakes featuring the new mural design adding an extra special touch to the occasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A new mural has been revealed at the South Yorkshire Supertram depot at Nunnery Square. Created by local artist Luke Horton it aims to make the space more welcoming for colleagues, visitors and contractors while celebrating the connection to Sheffield … Continue reading