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South Yorkshire Travelmaster will no longer be allowing weekly tickets to be purchased on board buses using contactless, only cash, due to the amount of fraud where customers are getting tickets but the bank declining the payment. Tickets still available to buy using card online, at self service...

The classic tramway routes (Blue, Yellow and Purple) have timetable changes from 28 November. There are no changes to Tram Train. The changes see an improvement to the frequency of the Blue route Monday to Saturday daytime but they also see reductions in frequency at less busy times/places due...

Travelmaster is the range of travel passes in South Yorkshire that include all operators and all modes (bus, tram and train). They are currently running a 25% off sale on all tickets from 2nd August to 27th September, in conjuction with the Sheffield City Region Mayor's organisation. Of...

Price change from 7th June SY Connect+ offers unlimited travel on trains within South Yorkshire, Supertram services (trams in Sheffield and the Tram-Train to Rotherham Central & Parkgate) and all buses in South Yorkshire. 1 day £9.20 7 day £32.10 28 day £120.40 Note if you are arriving in South...

Commissioned by the Sheffield City Region Mayor and led by local MP Clive Betts: https://sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Bus-Review-Report-June-2020.pdf A few themes of its findings: - low frequency is discouraging use in many areas - reliability issues caused by...

Having already changed rail franchise arrangements and provided funding for local bus services to keep operating a limited service through the Coronavirus lockdown, they have now announced the turn of light rail. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52412285

This years work on the embedded rail replacement project commences on 4th May. This time the works are focused on the Halfway/Herdings corridor (Blue and Purple routes). Area 1 works are around Hackenthorpe and Donetsk Way and sees Blue route trams towards Halfway P&R terminating at Birley Lane...

The 3 Valleys beer festival sees 13 venues in the Dronfield area put on beers, food, music and more and all get linked to Dronfield railway station by a free bus service. This year once again Linburg Bus & Coach Company will be providing the buses, a mixture of single deck coaches and double...

The Three Valleys Festival sees 16 venues all hosting a mini beer festival on the same day (Saturday 4th June) in the Dronfield area, with a free bus service linking them all with Dronfield railway station. The bus service is operated by Linburg. 6 x Olympian Double Decker and 3 x Dart single...

The Sheffield bus partnership are launching a completely revised bus network on 1st November along with some reduced price multi-operator tickets. The new network was out to public consultation during July, they are now busy making tweaks based on feedback and carving the network up between...

This year sees the 21st anniversary of the full Sheffield Supertram system being completed and operating and the August bank holiday weekend sees the end of the current 3 year embedded rail replacement programme. Celebrations include - Summer Sundays - travel all day for £1 on any Sunday in...

Looks like some subtle changes on EMT's London route ahead of the timetable change, mainly in 1st class: - trains with a breakfast chef on weekdays offer a complimentary hot breakfast in first class - other trains on weekdays in the early morning offer complimentary light breakfast in first...

http://www.stagecoach.com/media/news-releases/2012/2012-03-23.aspx Bus route 52 in Sheffield (Woodhouse-Hillsborough) and route 192 in Manchester (Hazel Grove-Manchester) has been granted green funding to buy new hybrid double deckers. See press release link above.

SYPTE are promoting daytime travel on the trams when they are quieter - www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/tram There is a prize draw to enter and in March there will be a £2.80 off peak day rover available. (Although of course rail add on at £2.50 is still cheaper).

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/new_trains_hope_for_rarely_used_rail_line_1_4111399 Currently a business case is being worked on to introduce a Parry People Mover running a non stop shuttle from Deepcar to Sheffield Centre, with a basic station constructed near the site of the old...

There should be an announcent from the DfT soon as to whether this scheme is to go ahead. It will see a new light rail service from Sheffield to Rotherham Parkgate operating every 20 minutes. In Sheffield the service will start from the Cathedral tram stop, operate on Supertram...

From 2nd January 2012, First are revising prices in South Yorkshire. First has maintained a fares freeze in Sheffield and Rotherham for over 2 years. The increase to fares has been kept to a minimum but is necessary to cover rising costs such as fuel. New Single ticket prices 85p -...