South Yorkshire Supertram
Light rail system in South Yorkshire
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| March 2024 | Network Rail and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority approved a new tram train station at Magna, Templeborough, with estimated cost of £6.6 million, featuring two staggered platforms and 29 additional parking spaces. |
| March 2024 | Tram system returned to public ownership, with talks of potential network extensions to Stocksbridge, Barrow Hill, and Chesterfield. Plans announced for fleet refurbishment by 2027 and potential new fleet introduction by 2032. |
| March 2024 | The Supertram network returned to public ownership as Stagecoach's concession came to an end. |
| March 22 2024 | Transfer of Supertram operations to South Yorkshire Future Tram Limited (SYFTL), a publicly-owned organization managed by the South Yorkshire Mayor's authority. |
| September 2023 | Rotherham Council proposed a new train station and tram stop in the Parkgate area. |
| 2022 | South Yorkshire Supertram began recovering from pandemic impacts, with passenger numbers increasing from 2.8 million in 2021 to 6.9 million in 2022. |
| October 18 2022 | South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard announced the return of the Supertram to public operation, with a £100 million government grant to modernize the system. |
| April 2022 | Sheffield Green Party unveiled plans for system extensions across South Yorkshire. |
| April 11 2022 | Tram 121 crashed into a police van near Leppings Lane, with the van driver taken to hospital with a broken leg. |
| July 2021 | Public consultation opened about building a new tram train stop outside Magna Science Adventure Centre. |
| July 23 2021 | Tram 105 was derailed in a collision with a lorry on Cricket Inn Road, with one person taken to hospital with minor injuries. |
| October 2020 | Supertram received £2.6 million in funding to compensate for revenue losses during the Coronavirus outbreak. |
| June 1 2020 | Stagecoach withdrew the dedicated SupertramLink bus from Middlewood to Stocksbridge, replacing it with an enhanced service on local bus service 57 from Hillsborough to Stocksbridge. |
| April 1 2020 | Supertram further reduced services to hourly frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 2020 | Plans proposed to re-route the tram line from behind Sheffield station to Sheaf Street as part of a £1.5 billion station redevelopment plan. |
| March 23 2020 | Supertram network introduced a reduced service level in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, switching to a modified Sunday timetable. |
| January 2020 | Contactless payment methods, including credit/debit cards, Google Pay, and Apple Pay, were introduced for ticket purchases on all Supertram trams, replacing the previous cash-only payment system. |
| December 17 2019 | Tram-train service resumed after the December suspension. |
| December 14 2019 | Tram-train service suspended again due to faults with the Citylink units. |
| May 22 2019 | A man was hit by a tram after an argument, later died on 26 May 2019, and was identified as Martin Rigg. A man was arrested on suspicion of murder on 1 June 2019. |
| April 9 2019 | Tram-train service temporarily suspended for safety checks on the Citylink fleet, resuming the next day. |
| November 30 2018 | A car collided with a tram-train on Staniforth Road at approximately 4:30 pm. |
| October 25 2018 | On the day the Tram-train service launched, a lorry collided with a tram-train on Staniforth Road, derailing the tram and injuring three people. |
| October 25 2018 | Tram-train service introduced, connecting Tinsley/Meadowhall South to Parkgate, representing a significant technological and network expansion. |
| October 25 2018 | Tram-train operations commenced using a purpose-built fleet of new Class 399 Stadler Citylink electric multiple units, after multiple delays. |
| July 19 2018 | A passenger was injured when thrown across a tram due to overspeeding and sudden braking at Middlewood Road, causing a door to open. |
| June 5 2018 | First gauging run completed all the way to Parkgate in the early hours. |
| May 10 2018 | First test run of the tram-train service was performed, reaching as far as Magna. |
| 2017 | Stadler Citylink tram-train vehicles entered service on the network. |
| November 2017 | Sheffield City Region initiated public consultation on the Transport Strategy 2018–2040, revealing only 1% of the population used Supertram for work journeys in 2011. |
| September 14 2017 | Class 399 units first entered service on the Supertram network to provide increased capacity. |
| June 8 2017 | Trams 107 and 123 were involved in a low-speed collision at Halfway. |
| 2016 | During the 2016/17 operating year, the network carried 12.6 million passengers, showing a reduction from previous peak years. |
| December 22 2016 | Saleh Qassim Saleh, 81, was killed in a collision with a tram. The driver was charged with causing death by careless driving. |
| November 2016 | Teacher Terry Orwin sustained serious head injuries after crashing his bicycle on Langsett Road and being caught by tram tracks. |
| December 2015 | First of the Class 399 tram-train units was delivered, built specifically for the tram-train service. |
| November 2015 | Delivery of Stadler Citylink tram-train vehicles was completed. |
| October 22 2015 | Trams 120 and 118 collided at Shalesmoor, requiring major repairs. The undamaged parts were later combined and painted in the original Sheffield Tramways livery. |
| November 2014 | First Stadler Citylink (Class 399) tram-train vehicles began to be delivered. |
| 2012 | Beginning of a decline period for Supertram, with passenger numbers and operating revenue starting to decrease. |
| 2012 | An experimental tram-train trial was planned, aiming to be the first deployment of tram-trains in the United Kingdom. |
| 2011 | Passenger journeys increased to 15.0 million during the 2011/12 operating year, representing a significant growth in ridership. |
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