INVESTING IN SUPERTRAM’S FUTURE

Published 30 October 2016 at 12:00am

Significant investment in Supertram is needed for South Yorkshire’s light rail network to continue to safely operate for years to come. That’s why we are developing a ‘mass transit’ business case which presents options for future investment in the current Supertram system.

The first consultation, which took place in the autumn of 2016, sought comments and suggestions from residents, groups and businesses across Sheffield City Region (SCR) about the future of the existing Supertram system. It asked for public and stakeholder opinion on Supertram as a transport option, how the existing network could be developed or improved, the benefits it could bring and how it might fit with other transport in the next 30 years. 

Nearly ninety-percent (88%) of those responding to our consultation on the future of Supertram would like to see the renewal and modernisation of Supertram’s tracks, vehicles and information systems.

Of the 2,888 responses received, 67% also supported maintaining Supertram as it is through ongoing essential repairs. 78% opposed exploring alternative transport options to Supertram, such as a dedicated bus system. Read a report of results from the 2016 Consultation on the Future of Supertram (PDF, 714kb)

A second public consultation on the Future of Supertram ran from September to November 2018, seeking views on three options for the system:

• Maintaining Supertram as it is through ongoing essential repairs.
• Renewing and modernising Supertram’s tracks, vehicles and information systems.
• Exploring alternative options to Supertram.

Read the Report of results from the 2018 consultation on the Future of Supertram (PDF, 841Kb)