Operator Supertram South Yorkshire brought in several of the quirky buses to replace trams during renewal work between the Cathedral and Main Bridge in Sheffield.
With one of those things that you can no longer do having briefly returned to Sheffield, we took a look at what else you could once do in the city which have now been lost to time.
Here are 25 suggestions. How many of them did you try?
17. Eat at Tuckwoods, Surrey Street
Tuckwoods Restaurant in the late 1980s. Tuckwoods on Surrey Street was a popular place to eat, well known for its afternoon teas Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
18. Watch Yorkshire play cricket
You used to be able to watch Yorkshire play cricket in Sheffield until the 1990s. Historically, they played at Bramall Lane, and then later, they played at Abbbeydate, where they are pictued here. Photo: Ian Soutar
19. Take the bendy bus
In the 1980s, the city centre Clipper bus service operated 'bendy buses. Younsters used to enjoy standing on the section where the two sections joined, where part of the floor would rotate around the corners. Picture: Sheffield Newspapers / Picture Sheffield Photo: Sheffield Newspapers / Picture Sheffield
20. Learn to swim at Glossop Road baths
Schools used to take pupils to Glossop Road swimming baths for lessons until it was closed down in 1990 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd