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- ↑ "history : Sheffield Supertram : TheTrams.co.uk". www.thetrams.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ↑ "Park Grange tram stop : Sheffield Supertram : TheTrams.co.uk". www.thetrams.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ↑ Sheffield_Super_Tram_P1124_LED_NTI_platform_display.jpg (1260×957) (infotec.co.uk)
- ↑ "Tram Stops : Sheffield Supertram : TheTrams.co.uk". www.thetrams.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ↑ "Radware Captcha Page" (PDF). www.travelsouthyorkshire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ↑ "City Road/Park Grange Road · Sheffield S2 1GF, United Kingdom". City Road/Park Grange Road · Sheffield S2 1GF, United Kingdom. Retrieved 2024-08-09.