28th July 2019

Branch Line Society
Steel City Special

Trams Used 108 & 399202 (formed: 999002+999102+999204)

Route :

Tram(s) Route
108 Cricket Inn Road - Sheffield Station / Hallam University - Spring Lane - Gleadless Townend - Herdings Park - Herdings Park overrun
108 Herdings Park overrun - Herdings Park - Gleadless Townend - Gleadless Townend X-over
108 Gleadless Townend X-over - Gleadless Townend - Birley Lane - Donetsk Way - Beighton / Drake House Lane
108 Beighton / Drake House Lane - Donetsk Way - Birley Lane - Birley Lane X-over
108 Birley Lane X-over - Birley Lane - Donetsk Way - Crystal Peaks
108 Crystal Peaks - Donetsk Way - Donetsk Way X-over
108 Donetsk Way X-over - Donetsk Way - Crystal Peaks - Halfway - Halfway overrun
108 Halfway overrun - Halfway - Crystal Peaks - Gleadless Townend - Spring Lane - Sheffield Station / Hallam University - Fitzalan Square / Ponds Forge - Shalesmoor
108 Shalesmoor - Cricket Inn Road - Nunnery Depot West Entrance - Nunnery Depot Road 5 - Nunnery Depot Loop - Nunnery Depot Road 7 (Carriage Washer Road) - Nunnery Depot West End
108 Nunnery Depot West End - Nunnery Depot Road 7 (Carriage Washer Road) - Nunnery Depot East Entrance - Arena / Olympic Legacy Park - Meadowhall South / Tinsley - Meadowhall (non-preferred East Platform)
399202 Meadowhall (non-preferred East Platform) - Arena - Nunnery Depot East Entrance - Nunnery Depot Road 10 (Shed Door)
399202 Nunnery Depot Road 10 - Nunnery Depot East Entrance - Arena / Olympic Legacy Park - Meadowhall South / Tinsley - Meadowhall (preferred West Platform)
399202 Meadowhall (preferred West Platform) - Meadowhall South/ Tinsley - Arena / Olympic Legacy Park (in-bound plat)
399202 Arena / Olympic Legacy Park - Arena X-over (out-bound track)
399202 Arena X-over - Arena / Olympic Legacy Park (in-bound plat)
399202 Olympic Legacy Park - Meadowhall South / Tinsley - Tinsley North Jn - Rotherham Central Jn - Rotherham Central - Parkgate Jn - Parkgate - Parkgate Stop Board
399202 Parkgate Stop Board - Parkgate - Rotherham Central - Tinsley North Jn - Meadowhall South / Tinsley - Arena / Olympic Legacy Park - Nunnery Depot East Entrance - Nunnery Depot Shed Road 9 - Nunnery Depot West Entrance - Cricket Inn Road - Sheffield Station / Hallam University
399202 Sheffield Station / Hallam University - Cricket Inn Road

Notes: 
(1) A joint venture between Stagecoach Supertam and The Branch Line Society raising funds for the Railway Benefit Fund and the Railway Children charities.
(2) Reversals at Arena / Olympic Legacy Park were to allow other trams to pass. (Crossed to O/B line to allow 399206 to pass I/B, then reversed back to I/B Platform to allow 399201 to pass O/B followed by 118 to pass O/B).

Sources : Alan Sheppard & Jim Sellens (both on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

Location Booked Actual
Cricket Inn Road 09.00d 09.05d
Sheffield Station / Hallam University ? 09/09
Gleadless Townend ? 09.21½ ~ 09.22
Herdings Park 09.33 ~ 09.26½ ~ 09.27
Herdings Park overrun ?? ~ ?? 09.27½ ~ 09.44
Herdings Park ~ 09.45 09.44½ ~ 09.45½
Gleadless Townend ? 09.52 ~ 09.55
Gleadless Townend X-overr 09.49 09.56 ~ 09.57½
Gleadless Townend ? 09.58 ~ 10.00
Birley Lane 09.59 10.03 ~ 10pu03d
Donetsk Way ? 10/08
Beighton / Drake House Lane 10.04 10.12 ~ 10.14
Donetsk Way ? 10.18 ~ 10.18½
Birley Lane ? 10.23 ~ 10.23½
Birley Lane X-over 10.16 10.24 ~ 10.26½
Donetsk Way 10.21 10/33
Crystal Peaks 10.31a ~ 11.01d 10.34½a ~ 11.07d
Donetsk Way ? 11.09 ~ 11.09½
Donetsk Way X-over ?? ~ ?? 11.10 ~ 11.12
Crystal Peaks ? 11/15
Halfway ? 11/21
Halfway overrun 11.15 11.21½ ~ 11.23
Halfway ? 11/23½
Crystal Peaks ? 11/28
Donetsk Way ? 11.30 ~ 11.30
Birley Lane ? 11/35
Sheffield Station / Hallam University ? 11.53 ~ 11.53½
Fitzalan Square / Ponds Forge ? 11.55½ ~ 11.56
Castle Square ? 11sd58a ~ 11.59
Shalesmoor 12.02 12.08 ~ 12.09
Castle Square ? 12.17½ ~ 12pu18d
Cricket Inn Road ? 12.22½ ~ 12.23
Nunnery Depot West Entrance 12.22 12/24
Nunnery Depot [Road 6] 12/27 [Road 5]
Nunnery Depot Loop ? 12.27½ ~ 12.29
Nunnery Depot [Road 8] 12c30 ~ 12c33 [Road 7]
Nunnery Depot West End ?? ~ ?? 12.35 ~ 12.36
Nunnery Depot ? 12.38 ~ 12.41 [Road 7]
Nunnery Depot East Entrance 12.40 12/42
Arena / Olympic Legacy Park ? 12/46
Meadowhall 12.52a [East Plat] 12.54a [East Plat]

 

 
Location Booked Actual
Meadowhall 13.52d [East Plat] 13.52d [East Plat]
Arena / Olympic Legacy Park ? 13/58
Nunnery Depot East Entrance 14.02 14/02
Nunnery Depot East Points ? 14.02½ ~ 14.04
Nunnery Depot ? 14.04½ ~ 14.07 [Road 10]
Nunnery Depot East Entrance 14.08 14/08
Arena / Olympic Legacy Park ? 14/12
Meadowhall South / Tinsley ? 14.14 ~ 14.17
Meadowhall 14.20 ~ 14.32 [West Plat] 14.20 ~ 14.31 [West Plat]
Arena / Olympic Legacy Park ?? ~ ?? 14.37 ~ 14.44 [IB Plat]
Arena X-over ?? ~ ?? 14.41½ ~ 14.45½ [OB]
Arena / Olympic Legacy Park 14.42 14.46 ~ 14.53 [IB Plat]
Meadowhall South / Tinsley ? 14.58 ~ 14.59
Tinsley North Jn ? 15.00 ~ 15.02
Rotherham Central Jn ? 15/06½
Rotherham Central ? 15.07 ~ 15.07½ [P4]
Parkgate Stop Board ? 15.12 ~ 15.13
Parkgate 15.05 ~ 15.18 15.14 ~ 15.18
Rotherham Central ? 15.20 ~ 15.20½
Rotherham Central Jn ? 15/21
Tinsley North Jn ? 15.25½ ~ 15.26
Meadowhall South / Tinsley ? 15/27
Nunnery Depot East Entrance 15.36 15.36 ~ 15.39
Nunnery Depot [Road 7] 15.40 ~ 15.41 [Shed Road 9]
Nunnery Depot West Entrance 15.40 15/43½
Sheffield Station / Hallam University 15.46 15.47½a ~ 15.51d
Cathedral 15.52 DIV
Cricket Inn Road 16.01a 15.54a

Mileage table from Jim Sellens.

From To (I/B = inbound; O/B = outbound) Km
Tram 108 : (53.92km)
Cricket Inn Road I/B Plat Herdings Park overrun 8.36
Herdings Park overrun Gleadless Townend O/B line 1.22
Gleadless Townend O/B line Beighton/Drake House Lane O/B Plat 5.85
Beighton/Drake House Lane O/B Plat Birley Lane Crossover I/B line 3.86
Birley Lane Crossover I/B line Crystal Peaks O/B Plat 3.19
Crystal Peaks I/B Plat Donetsk Way Crossover I/B line 1.14
Donetsk Way Crossover I/B line Halfway overrun 3.47
Halfway overrun Shalesmoor O/B Plat 16.38
Shalesmoor O/B Plat Nunnery Depot West Entrance line 4.82
Nunnery Depot West Entrance line Meadowhall Interchange East Plat 5.63
Tram 399202 : (35.73km)
Meadowhall Interchange East Plat Nunnery Depot Road 10 5.33
Nunnery Depot Road 10 Meadowhall Interchange West Plat 5.33
Meadowhall Interchange West Plat Arena/Olympic Legacy Park I/B Plat 3.26
Arena/Olympic Legacy Park I/B Plat Arena Crossover O/B line 0.15
Arena Crossover O/B line Arena/Olympic Legacy Park I/B Plat 0.15
Arena/Olympic Legacy Park I/B Plat (Rotherham) Parkgate Stop Board 7.88
(Rotherham) Parkgate Stop Board Sheffield Station O/B Plat 12.07
Sheffield Station O/B Plat Cricket Inn Road O/B Plat 1.56


Associated E.C.S. Workings

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Nunnery Depot 08.55d 08.55 [Road 3C]   ? 16.05a [Road 4A]
Nunnery Depot Loop ? 08.56 ~ 08.56½   ? 16.03
Nunnery Depot ? 08.57 ~ 09.02 [CW/Road 7]   ? 15.58 ~ 16.00 [CW/Road 7]
Cricket Inn Road 09.00a 09.04   ? 15.57d

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crystal Peaks [O/B] ?   10+55 [I/B] ?
Beighton / Drake House Lane ? ?   ? ?
Halfway ? ?   ? ?


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