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Post by lysander on Apr 18, 2012 13:50:44 GMT
Trams were being forced to terminate at Gleadless Town End late this morning when a bus broke down on the tracks at City Road
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Post by jakerton43 on Apr 18, 2012 14:02:56 GMT
According to the TSY website its back to normal.
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Post by alemaster on Apr 18, 2012 15:25:39 GMT
A First bus on the junction of Spring Lane/City Road, apparantly the drive shaft had fallen off. Job stopped on the trams for about an hour and a half with services turning at Spring Lane and Gleadless Townend.
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Post by thrybergh on Apr 18, 2012 19:53:34 GMT
And as a good will gesture, First were accepting tram tickets during this period. Nice to see some joined up, co-ordinated thinking.
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Post by busman3 on Apr 18, 2012 20:53:59 GMT
But it was standard practicce for first to accept tram tickets when service was disrupted
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Post by alemaster on Apr 18, 2012 21:56:24 GMT
And as a good will gesture, First were accepting tram tickets during this period. Nice to see some joined up, co-ordinated thinking. Yup, First are generally good at helping like that. |
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Post by snowdon55 on Apr 18, 2012 21:58:17 GMT
And as a good will gesture, First were accepting tram tickets during this period. Nice to see some joined up, co-ordinated thinking. Not that generous as presumably First caused the problem anyway! |
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Post by foxydebs on Apr 19, 2012 0:33:10 GMT
There was a service disruption tuesday night too as a passenger had to have an ambulance attend to her on a yellow route tram at city hall stop. This tram and tram 118 which was held at cathedral stop were delayed for about 40 minutes.
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Post by moonraker79 on Apr 19, 2012 12:24:13 GMT
But it was standard practicce for first to accept tram tickets when service was disrupted Does it work the other way round when Trams disrupt every bus in Sheffield when they wait at sets of Traffic Lights for 10 minutes just to wait for a tram? |
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Post by aidancroft on Apr 19, 2012 12:52:28 GMT
Buses are not as important as trams most of the time.
Aidan.
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Post by duncan on Apr 19, 2012 12:53:19 GMT
Buses are not as important as trams most of the time. Aidan. please explain why |
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Post by lysander on Apr 19, 2012 13:50:07 GMT
The bus versus tram debate is a pretty pointless one since both have their faults and both can ( and do ) obstruct one another. The rest of Europe, if not the world, seems to get on with the tram but here in Sheffield it still has its detractors but, then again, Sheffield is well known for "being out of step" as it clings to its old practices and mores.  |
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Post by woah on Apr 19, 2012 13:56:55 GMT
Buses are not as important as trams most of the time. Aidan. In what respect? Buses carry more people than trams and therefore it's more important that they are running. |
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Post by The Captain on Apr 19, 2012 15:14:32 GMT
Buses are not as important as trams most of the time. Aidan. One word and it rhymes with scollops. Reason for Editing: y for an i |
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Post by lysander on Apr 19, 2012 15:17:27 GMT
Could it be that with a length of 34.8 metre( one of the longest articulated cars ever built) and with a tare of 46.5 tonnes a tram carrying up to 320 passengers at speeds up to a max of 50mph needs some priority...especially at road junctions?
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