Cut-price tram travel for city’s 10k runners

RUNNERS taking part in this year’s Great Yorkshire Run are being offered cut-price tickets on public transport to get them home after the 10k road race.

By The Newsroom

Published 6th Aug 2012, 07:00 BST

Travel South Yorkshire and Supertram are offering entrants all-day travel on the Sheffield tram system for £3.

The offer will be available through a voucher printed on all race numbers provided to the runners.

Entrants will also be able to use free parking at selected Park and Ride sites across Sheffield between 8am and 8pm on Sunday, September 2, the day of the race.

More than 3,500 people have signed up for the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run, which starts on Arundel Gate and follows a route to Hillsborough football stadium and back.

South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive’s director of customer experience, David Young, said: “We are proud to support this year’s Bupa Great Yorkshire Run and offer entrants the opportunity to travel around the city as cheaply as possible.

“We hope this will make it easier for runners and their families to get in and out of the city centre by using Park and Ride or leaving the car at home.”