{"id":10007,"date":"2015-01-09T14:53:25","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T14:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=10007"},"modified":"2015-01-09T14:53:25","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T14:53:25","slug":"in-pictures-manchester-metrolink-t68s-wait-at-trafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=10007","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Manchester Metrolink T68s wait at Trafford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although it had originally been expected that the last unclaimed Manchester Metrolink T68 and T68As would have left Trafford Depot by the end of 2014 as 2015 dawned there are still three of the vehicles remaining in Manchester. These are T68s <strong>1020<\/strong> and <strong>1023<\/strong> and T68A <strong>2001<\/strong> and at the time of writing they are in the yard at Trafford waiting for their final fate. There also remain two more of the original LRVs in Greater Manchester with <strong>1003<\/strong> now at Queens Road ahead of a move for use by the local Fire service and preserved <strong>1007<\/strong> still at Trafford for the time being.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10008\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=10008\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10008\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10008\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10008\" title=\"1.1023+1020-kc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1.1023+1020-kc-550x439.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1.1023+1020-kc-550x439.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1.1023+1020-kc-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/1.1023+1020-kc.jpg 1223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1023 and 1020 sit in Trafford Depot yard waiting<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10009\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=10009\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10009\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10009\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10009\" title=\"2.1023+1020+2001-kc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2.1023+1020+2001-kc-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2.1023+1020+2001-kc-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2.1023+1020+2001-kc-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2.1023+1020+2001-kc.jpg 1243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1023, 1020 and 2001<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10010\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=10010\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10010\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10010\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10010\" title=\"3.1023+1020-kc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3.1023+1020-kc-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3.1023+1020-kc-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3.1023+1020-kc-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3.1023+1020-kc.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of 1023 and 1020. (All Photos: Keith Chadbourne, 4th January 2015)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although it had originally been expected that the last unclaimed Manchester Metrolink T68 and T68As would have left Trafford Depot by the end of 2014 as 2015 dawned there are still three of the vehicles remaining in Manchester. 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