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The Sheffield to Huddersfield plans were later abandoned in September 2009, [58] although the Sheffield to Rotherham route was to go ahead. The initial plan was to use electric vehicles capable of operating on either 750 V DC or 25 kV 50 Hz AC , via Rotherham Central to a new station at Parkgate .
Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Sheffield Meadowhall: Meadowhall Interchange Yellow Rotherham Interchange: Frederick Street, Rotherham Rotherham Central (200m) Rotherham Central (200m) Tram-train Sheffield Interchange: Pond Square, Sheffield Sheffield (150m) Sheffield Station / Sheffield Hallam University (200m) Blue Purple
Rotherham Parkgate is part of the Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train pilot scheme, which is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. The scheme involved extending the Sheffield Supertram network to Rotherham Central from Meadowhall (Tinsley), mostly via low-use freight lines, before continuing to the terminus at Parkgate.
Travel South Yorkshire's interchanges at Sheffield, Arundel Gate in Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster, Hillsborough and Dinnington provide information and advice about public transport in South Yorkshire. From these interchanges, information can be obtained and a range of multi-modal (TravelMaster) tickets can be bought from self-serve ...
Rotherham Central stop opened on the local Supertram network here on 25 October 2018, and currently operates 2 tram-trains per hour northward to Rotherham Parkgate and southward to Cathedral in Sheffield city centre. [11] The trams are low-floor, meaning they have to call at their own separate low-level platforms. They are numbered 3 & 4, and ...
The National Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire holds eight Sheffield trams. [8] Sheffield Corporation Tramways car 15 is a horse tram dating from 1874; it was the first tram to be used at the museum in 1963 and still remains serviceable. Car 74 is another Victorian Sheffield tram, sold to the Gateshead tramway and ran until 1951.
In 2017, the section through Rotherham Central was adapted for use by Sheffield Supertram, the light rail network that operates within Sheffield. Supertram is operating a pilot tram-train service over the route, testing the feasibility of such an operation. This is initially intended to run for two years, with an extension of the operation ...
Meadowhall Interchange is a transport interchange located in north-east Sheffield, consisting of a combined heavy rail station, tram stop and bus and coach station.The second-busiest heavy rail station in the city in terms of passenger numbers, Meadowhall Interchange provides connections between National Rail services, the Sheffield Supertram light rail network, intercity coach services and ...