Bus Rapid Transit North is a bus rapid transit scheme introduced by the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in England. It consists of one route operated by First South Yorkshire between Sheffield and Rotherham.
History In November 2013, the Government of the United Kingdom approved the construction of a bus rapid transit scheme between Sheffield and Rotherham via Meadowhall in South Yorkshire which included the construction of the 800 metre Blackburn Meadows Way link with that crosses the River Don and Sheffield Supertram and goes under the Tinsley Viaduct.£16 million for Yorkshire bus services Department for Transport 14 November 2013
Construction commenced in January 2014.Carillion wins Tinsley Link road job with £11m bid Construction Enquirer 27 August 2013 Delays and cost overruns were encountered after asbestos and World War II munitions were encountered during construction.Delayed Sheffield to Rotherham bus link £8m over budget Sheffield Star 5 November 2014
The Scheme was Project Managed for Carillion by Martin Black and involved the construction of an 11m high mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall designed in conjunction with Tensar
It opened on 4 September 2016 with First South Yorkshire introducing route X1 under the Steel Link brand between Sheffield and Maltby.£29.8 million Bus Rapid Transit scheme set for launch Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 2 September 2016Steel Link service for new £29.8 million BRT scheme Bus & Coach Professional 8 September 2016Bus X1 Travel South Yorkshire
Vehicles To operate the service, 22 Wright StreetDecks were delivered to First South Yorkshire in a dark blue and grey livery. Because of a delay in the completion of the project, they initially entered service in January 2016 on route X78 from Sheffield to Doncaster.First announce £5m investment in 22 new South Yorkshire buses Sheffield Star 30 May 2015New buses unveiled by First South Yorkshire Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 19 January 2016First launches 22 StreetDecks for Rotherham upgrade Bus & Coach Professional 22 January 2016"First redeploys fleet for South Yorkshire first BRT" Buses Magazine issue 739 October 2016 page 9
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