{"id":13904,"date":"2016-02-24T21:29:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T20:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=13904"},"modified":"2016-02-24T21:29:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T20:29:40","slug":"in-pictures-bluebird-restoration-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=13904","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Bluebird restoration continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Crich Tramway Village may be closed to visitors at the moment but that hasn\u2019t meant it has been all quiet behind the scenes. The workshop continues to be a hive of activity with the main concentration continuing to be the major restoration of <strong>London County Council 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The restoration has now very much reached the stripping stage with much of the panelling now having been removed leaving just the basic structure visible. On the panelling which remains in situ there has been some rubbing down of the London Transport paintwork which has revealed the original London County Council crest and some of the blue livery which saw the tram become known as Bluebird.<\/p>\n<p>These photos taken on 23rd February also show <strong>Glasgow 22<\/strong> (still undergoing its overhaul) and Blackpool pair <strong>Boat 236<\/strong> and <strong>Jubilee 762<\/strong> (both presumably being commissioned for 2016) in situ.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13905\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=13905\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13905\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13905\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13905\" title=\"1.1-kc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/1.1-kc-412x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/1.1-kc-412x550.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/1.1-kc-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/1.1-kc.jpg 952w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The shell of 1 in the workshop with Boat 236 behind.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13906\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=13906\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13906\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13906\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13906\" title=\"2.1-kc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2.1-kc-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2.1-kc-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2.1-kc-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2.1-kc.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Careful rubbing down has revealed the LCC crest under the London Transport livery.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13907\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=13907\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13907\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13907\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13907\" title=\"3.1-kc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3.1-kc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3.1-kc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3.1-kc-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3.1-kc.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of the shell of the tram. Glasgow 22 sits alongside.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13908\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=13908\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13908\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13908\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13908\" title=\"4.1-kc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4.1-kc-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4.1-kc-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4.1-kc-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4.1-kc.jpg 1283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1&#39;s truck awaits attention. (All Photographs by Keith Chadbourne)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Crich Tramway Village may be closed to visitors at the moment but that hasn\u2019t meant it has been all quiet behind the scenes. 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