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BIRMINGHAM
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MANCHESTER
NOTTINGHAM
SHEFFIELD
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Operator: Stagecoach Group , on behalf of the
Greater Sheffield Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE)
TRAM ROUTES (SUPERTRAM)
The lettered route designations (B, P and Y) are not in actual use.
| B |
Blue Line |
Malin Bridge - Hillsborough - University of Sheffield - Cathedral - Park Square - Sheffield Station - Manor Top - Gleadless - Birley - Waterthorpe - Halfway |
| P |
Purple Line |
Herdings Park - Manor Top - Sheffield Station - Park Square - Cathedral [at certain times only: - Nunnery Square - Aftercliffe - Meadowhall] |
| Y |
Yellow Line |
Middlewood - Hillsborough - University of Sheffield - Cathedral - Park Square - Nunnery Square - Aftercliffe - Meadowhall |
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramway (Supertram): 29 km.
HISTORY
Tramways
- Horse–powered tramway: Oct. 1873 - Nov. 1902.
- First-generation electric tramway: 5 Sept. 1899 - 8 Oct. 1960.
- Revived tramway (electric overhead): 21 March 1994 – today.
GAUGE
PRINT
- Bett, W.H. & Gillham, J.C. Great British tramway networks. London: Light Railway Transport League, 1962.
- Bower, R. "Sheffield Corporation Tramways", The Modern Tramway, June 1948 (11: 126), p.49; 52-54.
- Fox, P. "Tram operation in Sheffield: Progress, problems and a crisis". In: Light Rail Review 7. London: Light Rail Transit Association, 1995 [p.63-71].
- Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile No.40 - Sheffield Supertram, UK", Tramways & Urban Transit, Jan. 2011 (74:877), p.19-22.
- Jones, B. "Sheffield: South Yorkshire's quiet success story", Tramways & Urban Transit, June-July 2007 (70:834-835), p.212-216; 253-256.
- Read, G.. "Sheffield: Double the distance?", Tramways & Urban Transit, Aug. 2003 (66: 788), p.288-291.
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