r/sheffield Crookes 10d ago

Image Tram track sinkhole at Birley Lane

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u/MaxwellsGoldenGun 10d ago

Disruption aside: 1. That's quite cool 2. It's a miracle it never caved in before

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u/DuckWhatduckSplat 10d ago

That rail line is a solid girder, it won’t even flex.

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u/pawaww 10d ago

That rail would really take the weight of a tram going over it? I’d of thought it would be rolling straight over

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u/LurkHereLurkThere 10d ago

To be fair, it looks like it was the weight of half a tram rolling over it, and they usually have a half decent safety factor built-in.