2018

SK3991 : Tramtrain under trail

taken 5 years ago, near to Tinsley, Sheffield, England

Tramtrain under trail
Tramtrain under trail
Before the opening of the Sheffield to Rotherham Supertram service, the new tramtrains practised on the new route.
Sheffield Supertrams

Supertrams run on three lines in Sheffield. The lines opened in 1994. The system is run by Stagecoach.
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River Don (Yorkshire)

The River Don rises on the Pennines and flows 70 miles eastward to join the River Trent.
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Meadowhall

Meadowhall is an indoor shopping centre in Sheffield. It lies 3 miles north-east of Sheffield city centre and 2 miles from Rotherham town centre. It is the largest shopping centre in Yorkshire and the eighth largest in the United Kingdom.
The centre opened in 1990 and has over 280 shops.
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M1 Motorway

The M1 is a north–south motorway connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) near Aberford. It was the first motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom.
The motorway is 193 miles long and was constructed in four phases. Most of the motorway was opened between 1959 and 1968 but the southern end was extended in 1977 and the northern end was extended in 1999.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Roads, Road transport City, Town centre Railways Motorway: M1 Place: Tinsley (Sheffield) Sheffield Primary Subject: Tram other tags: Bridge Viaduct Motorway Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SK3991, 223 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Dave Pickersgill   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 21 October, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 26 December, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 397 910 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.8862N 1:24.2416W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 396 910
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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