By this time, there were only a couple of other passengers apart from me on the tram. It was a bit weird watching traffic rumbling overhead on Centenary Way, knowing that the rush hour was going on all around, while it was so quiet and calm on board:
At Parkgate, there were ten or twelve passengers waiting for us on the platform as we rolled in, all dressed for work and all, I'd guess, using the retail park's car park as an unofficial park and ride. There was just time to jump on to the platform for a quick look round before we headed off back towards Rotherham.
Coffee stop at Rotherham Central, courtesy of Fitzwilliam & Hughes:
The station announcements went a bit haywire here, saying that the tram train would be departing from Platform 1 rather than Platform 3 - which it can't do of course, as Platform 1 is the full height heavy rail platform. Cue sprinting passengers running down that long, long platform to catch the tram.
And another lightly loaded ride back into Sheffield:
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At Parkgate, there were ten or twelve passengers waiting for us on the platform as we rolled in, all dressed for work and all, I'd guess, using the retail park's car park as an unofficial park and ride. There was just time to jump on to the platform for a quick look round before we headed off back towards Rotherham.
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Coffee stop at Rotherham Central, courtesy of Fitzwilliam & Hughes:
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The station announcements went a bit haywire here, saying that the tram train would be departing from Platform 1 rather than Platform 3 - which it can't do of course, as Platform 1 is the full height heavy rail platform. Cue sprinting passengers running down that long, long platform to catch the tram.
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And another lightly loaded ride back into Sheffield:
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