Should our trams have names? The ones in Manchester do, I think, and of course trains have names, so why not Sheffield's Supertram?

They could be named after local heros or significant events.

Or am I daft?

Have you been watching Thomas the Tank Engine? :D

I think it's a fun idea! And then we could all have little notepads and tick them off as we rode them, like Eddie Stobart spotting!

It would cost too much money though. The council would never launch such a scheme without spending millions on expensive consultations with various overweight bigwigs!!!!

Originally posted by sugarnspice
Have you been watching Thomas the Tank Engine? :D

No! It was a friend who suggested it but he doesn't post on here.

I did intend to post a poll, but forgot to click it.

we could name them after all the things that keep sheffield in the public eye at the momnet !

Canabis cheap city

Highest crime rate

Bankrupt council

city redevelopment again

Gun Crime

sure that there are others to come.

Ok..........
Maybe it's a good idea but isnt it abit tacky?

What's tacky about it? Trains have names....

So long as they weren't named after people from the Big Brother House, I don't see it being tacky.

I think it's quite a twee idea (in a nice way). Any suggestions, Andy?

Yes, I think so....like unprintable ones! Each one has it's different personality and each one drives different, just ask a driver. The one that's haunted 106 if think it is, should be called the grey lady.....lol The one that puts the track brake on for no apharent reason should be called Dodgey B******* and the one that advertises Meadowhall should be NO way Don't want to drive anything thats pink!

Good idea Andy,
and I think that there's 26 of them or thereabouts so there's plenty of scope to please most people.

Name one Michael Vaughan!!!

Originally posted by RazorSHarp
Name one Michael Vaughan!!!

That (and Muddycoffee's earlier thread) was what prompted this - my friend, who's not from Sheffield, has seen Muddy's thread and asked why we don't name a tram after Michael Vaughan.

So, that's one tram sorted, 25 to go....

Gotta have a Jarvis Cocker, haven't we?

Why not name one after John Stringfellow?

Originally posted by Hopman
Why not name one after John Stringfellow?

Is he Peters brother?

What about Helen Sharman?

http://www.made-in-heffield.com/People/helenSharman.htm

In fact, there are several people on there.

Def Lepard.......

Tony Capstick.........

Does anyone know the bosses at Stagecoach, that we could send our idea to?

Mmmm.. I approve of the idea but who ever was going to name the trams would have to come up with some pretty good names

Yes, we could glide in style round our cosmopolitan city riding Blunkett and Bobby Knutt.

What about the Sheffield City Battalion (http://www.pals.org.uk/sheffield/)?

I've not found a link between John Stringfellow and Peter Stringfellow.

It was John Stringfellow who built the world's first steam powered (model) aircraft... back in the early years of Queen Victoria's reign.

He was born in Attercliffe / Darnall in December 1799 and moved with his family early on in his life, first to Nottingham and then later to Chard in Somerset.

It was here that he built his model aircraft which he attached to a wire to stop it flying away.

There was an article in that august publication The Sheffield Telegraph to mark his bi-centenary.

The old bendy buses use to have names such as Cutty Sark.

Bob
Colin
Edna
Cecil
Dave
Sharon
Gertrude
Maude
Terrance
Cyril
Rita
Linda
John
Paris
Ashley
Britney
Dick
Rose
Dennis
Tony
Violet
Donald
Brian
Sid
Doogle
Mick

.... there, all 26... all great old fashioned northern names with a hint of chav!

Originally posted by bigflesh
Bob
Colin
Edna
Cecil
Dave
Sharon
Gertrude
Maude
Terrance
Cyril
Rita
Linda
John
Paris
Ashley
Britney
Dick
Rose
Dennis
Tony
Violet
Donald
Brian
Sid
Doogle
Mick

.... there, all 26... all great old fashioned northern names with a hint of chav!


PSML!

what are they called in Manchester then?

I think florence and betty are good names!:clap:

Slightly more serious than my earlier thread what about naming the trams after the famous forfathers of our city, the people who made sheffield, the great cityy it was.
Benjamin Huntsman, THos Ward, Mr Hendersons Relish factory , Davy McKee, Mr Butlers pie shop, Mr Cunninghams pickles, Mr Stainless, Mr Gripple, I am sure that from historical greatnes we can find 26 names befiting of the city, not just in steel, infamous police officers, great sportsmen and women, who befit the right to be seen and noticed, the tram could have a small display on it about each person, who what when and why, be good for children and tourists/visitors to the city. Master cutlers, church ministers, throw it at the university histroy department sure that someone there can do it. Be good Pr for stagecoach as well.

http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/manchester.html

They don't all have names.

One thing - I wouldn't want our trams to have commercial names like some of theres do. The 99p Shop Tram? No thank you.

I suppose they could have one called "Desire".

Just in case you don't know what I'm blithering about: http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0044081/

K.

Thomas the tank
A cheeky little one, no problem in snow

Edward the tender
Enjoys the Halfway trawl

Gordon the tender,
He's proud, fast, pulls well up Park Grange Rd

Henry the tender
A bit timid, especially around Manor Top

James the tender
SWFC Supporter, Boastful

Percy the Small tank
Always plays jokes on others, especially people from Dore

Toby the small brown tram
Pulls Henrietta the middle carriage

Montague the tender
Likes Church Street on hot summers days

Donald the big tender
Large tender, you don't mess with him down Park Square

Doug the large tender
Donald's twin, has a speech impediment, poor lad

Oliver the tender
Not a good engine, always derailing on wet rush hours snarling up town

Mavis the deisel truck
Enjoys the Meadowhall run. A Stunner in her bright pink blusher!

Toby the repair tram
Never out, always in, he blames it on

Daisy diesel truck, medium rail car
"highly sprung" especially up Middlewood

Boco diesel truck
Good-natured, always ringing his bell frightening the
"things on sticks" - pensioners.

Bill the tank
Speed demon, always tries beat the lights at Woodburn Road

..... anymore for anymore? and to what degree do we go....

Originally posted by JBee
I think it's a fun idea! And then we could all have little notepads and tick them off as we rode them, like Eddie Stobart spotting!
It would cost too much money though. The council would never launch such a scheme without spending millions on expensive consultations with various overweight bigwigs!!!!

I like the idea of tram spotting ... (goes off buy a little notepad :D ) One of the Meadowhall ones could be called Spirit of Shopping :P

But what has it got to do with the Council? Supertram is owned and operated by Stagecoach isn't it? Let's suggest it to them :thumbsup:

they do? Middlewood, Meadowhall, Malin Bridge, and Herding's Park. :)




.... sorry, in a funny mood! blame lack of sleep.

Originally posted by thetorch
they do? Middlewood, Meadowhall, Malin Bridge, and Herding's Park. :)




.... sorry, in a funny mood! blame lack of sleep.


I thought they called them all TRAM :confused:

We could get Stagecoach to name them after our 26 favorite forumers. Anyone fancy catching Owdlad at Meadowhall or taking Kirky to Hillsborough? :D

Heeheeheee I had a boy come over from Canada. I told him to get a yellow tram. He stood at the stop and let about seven trams go by cuz he was waiting for a tram that was ALL yellow!!! O dear it's not funny is it, not!!!

Anyhoo, names aside, I do think our trams at least look good. Not like the Mank ones - they look like renegade diesel trains on the loose...

But actually this is just refering to the exterior. That shade of green used for the bars and rails etc inside I find a tad putrid. Especially at 8.30 Monday morning!

How about ;
Traffic Jammer1, Traffic Jammer 2, Traffic Jammer 3 etc..........

This is getting rather silly now!

Gotta go gonna meadowhall!!!!!!

I'll have to jump on the Michael Vaungh from Gleadless Townend to town, then maybe the Sean Bean to meadowhall from there!!!!!!

Should be fun!