Sunday 6th July was a record breaking day for Stagecoach Supertram with almost 70,000 passenger journeys recorded as the crowds flocked to Sheffield for stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France. Of these journeys approximately 35,000 were made in a three hour period from 1630 until 1930; after the end of the race.<\/p>\n
Margaret Kay, Managing Director of Supertram, commented: \u201cSheffield was an amazing place to be on Sunday, with an incredible atmosphere and everyone who used our services did so with a brilliant attitude. We had no incidents and I\u2019m proud to say that even when faced with unprecedented numbers of passengers, our staff worked hard to get everyone to their final destinations as safely and quickly as possible. Our services were very busy and we would like to thank customers for their patience and good humour throughout the day. I\u2019d also like to extend my thanks to staff who worked tirelessly over the weekend – their efforts were certainly appreciated by the many customers who have contacted us.\u201d<\/p>\n
As reported earlier this week all but one of the Supertram fleet of 25 trams saw use on the day (108<\/strong> being the unlucky vehicle left at home) with services running every 3.5 minutes in the busiest areas. The most popular stops on the network were Arena, Tinsley, Middlewood and Malin Bridge (two of which were close to the finish line for the stage whilst the latter two have Park and Ride sites).<\/p>\n More than 7000km of track was travelled during the day \u2013 three times the distance normally travelled on a Sunday. Compared to the previous Sunday there was an amazing 435% increase in the number of passengers!<\/p>\n It just goes to show if you need to move crowds of people quickly you need to turn to light rail!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 6th July was a record breaking day for Stagecoach Supertram with almost 70,000 passenger journeys recorded as the crowds flocked to Sheffield for stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France. Of these journeys approximately 35,000 were made in … Continue reading