Saturday, 10 September 2011

Hillsborough

Hillsborough is a suburb of Sheffield known to many for the tragic deaths of Liverpool football supporters at the Sheffield Wednesday ground. Tram 109 is approaching the tram stop and the Stagecoach bus is pulling out of the bus station.



Sheffield Community Transport (left) and TM Travel (right) operate tendered services. 

There is intense competition between Stagecoach and First in several parts of Sheffield as exemplified here on service 52. First is the successor to Sheffield Corporation. Stagecoach's operations were built up by a number independents following deregulation which were consolidate by Yorkshire Traction which was in turn bought by Stagecoach who have been expanding the network in recent years,



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