butlers   224 #49 Posted July 23, 2021 A better read.  https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/07/sheffield-half-marathon-runners-farce-water-shortage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
prince al   155 #50 Posted July 24, 2021 11 hours ago, butlers said: A better read.  https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/07/sheffield-half-marathon-runners-farce-water-shortage The Sheffield authorities seem quite adept at fouling up relatively simple tasks. Although I’m not involved, I would imagine that organising the logistics of the event, bands, etc would be far more complicated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
HeHasRisen   3,329 #51 Posted July 24, 2021 Just now, prince al said: The Sheffield authorities seem quite adept at fouling up relatively simple tasks. Although I’m not involved, I would imagine that organising the logistics of the event, bands, etc would be far more complicated. The authorities? The Marathon water thing was all the work of an independent group of people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Sheffield Monks   0 #52 Posted July 24, 2021 On 23/07/2021 at 08:16, HeHasRisen said: Nothing gets past you, does it? My comment was a joke! 🙄 Perhaps the location of tramlines does need looking at. Would Norfolk Park be a more suitable location? Is it big enough? It's more central to the city centre which means if people did need to walk into town after it's closer than Hillsborough Park, but also on the tram route and closer to the train station. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Hook   10 #53 Posted July 24, 2021 On 22/07/2021 at 21:39, hackey lad said: Does anyone know why tram was off for four days , Birley lane to Halfway The staff who would have repaired the OHLE were all self isolating and so there was nobody to repair the damage.  The hot weather caused the overhead to sag and the pantograph of 206 got caught in it, ripped off and damaged the overhead in the process.  Quite how they managed to check the rest of the network was safe when the staff were self-isolating, or why it was allowed to get into that state in the first would be perfect valid questions to ask. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,828 #54 Posted July 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, Hook said: The staff who would have repaired the OHLE were all self isolating and so there was nobody to repair the damage.  The hot weather caused the overhead to sag and the pantograph of 206 got caught in it, ripped off and damaged the overhead in the process.  Quite how they managed to check the rest of the network was safe when the staff were self-isolating, or why it was allowed to get into that state in the first would be perfect valid questions to ask. Thanks for that . Nothing on news about it . Thought four days was a long time to repair it . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
GleadlessLad   12 #55 Posted July 24, 2021 31 minutes ago, Hook said: Quite how they managed to check the rest of the network was safe when the staff were self-isolating, or why it was allowed to get into that state in the first would be perfect valid questions to ask. Very good points! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...