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No idea of the details, only got involved as we had equipment on there that needed removing/altering. I assume the cash went back into the town centre pot, probably towards the Peace Gardens redevelopment.

Because it was 'sold off' over twenty years ago so that private investment could pay for its revamp. Scottish Widows, Aberdeen Investments and several other have been involved with it over the years, they own most of the buildings along there anyway.

If you got a bad pint of Wards it was evil. Best pint I had was in a pub in Dore, can't remember which one though. I was a member of a group who completely failed to "organise a p**s up in a brewery", a trip to Wards and only two people turned up!

According to Met office, Astronomical Winter is December 21st to March 20th, but Meteorological Winter is December 1st to February 28th. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/seasons/winter/

Not sure about the doors, probably they are air operated the same as on buses.

He pantograph used to contact the overhead wire is raised by air pressure, so it seems the tram either lost air pressure, or an electrical fault triggered it being brough down for safety.

Always knew that as Northfield Road depot, but that was u the 80's. Apartments on that site now. Nigel L

Bit of googling found a switch on date of Saturday 12th November

Tram failure on White Lane. All up and running again, although there are delays on the Blue route.

Overhead line issues, I suppose expansion is the problem, even though it has only just been sorted from the last problem. No matter how much you plan for these things, exceptional weather will always catch you out. I see LNER have already cancelled all services on the East Coast line on Tuesday between London and the north, overhead line and track expansion would be the most likely causes.

Not sure about that one, but next Sunday is the South Yorkshire Transport Trust open day at Chesterton Road Rotherham.

I was at Silverdale, similar thing, everyone in the school hall watching a 20" black and white telly! I remember going to see either moon rocks or a capsule at Weston Park museum, but not sure if it was connected with Apollo 11. You are right if did happen overnight, but it was repeated several times during the day I think, I know we watched it in the morning.

It always has been a council depot, since the 1960's in fact. The far end near Midhill Road was used a a repair shop for a while in the 1970's when the depot was part of SYCC. There were never any buses stored there as far as I know, and by the time I arrived at Olive Grove in the mid 1980's they had long gone. I think East Bank bus garage was closed when the site at Midland Road in Rotherham opened, so that probably coincides with leaving Olive. East Bank was used as an indoor karting venue for some years before becoming Olive Grove bus depot again. Although the main entrance is on Olive Grove Road they was once access from East Bank Road, there is evidence of a driveway leading down to the bus park, but whether it was ever used I have no idea.

True. I wonder what the inspection regime is for the overhead? The tensioning gear, if it is the original, is getting on for thirty years old, what is its expected life? Things like this can often be regarded as "fit and forget", but they clearly have a finite life. I wonder who is supposed to hold the spares? Sheffield is not the only place to have overhead line problems, Manchester suffers as well, and BR are not without power line issues, but I've not heard of them being out of commission for so long.

Spares were coming from Germany