South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard has announced a pilot to allow all dogs on trams from today following a consultation that asked the public to ‘paws’ for thought on whether four-legged friends should be allowed to travel freely with their human passengers.
The trial starts today following over 10,600 responses to a public consultation
Previously it was only possible for dogs to travel on Supertram services if they were assistance dogs or within a carry cage.
Under this trial, one well-behaved dog is allowed to travel per-passenger on Supertram. The outcome of the pilot will inform whether to permanently permit all dogs onboard. This follows other successful trials across Light Rail networks in Greater Manchester, West Midlands and Blackpool.