{"id":16583,"date":"2017-02-07T18:59:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T18:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=16583"},"modified":"2017-02-07T18:59:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T18:59:06","slug":"in-pictures-3116-back-in-service-on-metrolink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=16583","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: 3116 back in service on Metrolink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago we brought you the news that Manchester Metrolink <strong>3116<\/strong>\u2019s had finally returned to service some five months after it last turned a wheel in anger. Further to that story it can now be confirmed that the tram has now visited Eccles and Ashton-under-Lyne and then worked with <strong>3094<\/strong> on the East Didsbury circuit. With thanks to Steve Kemp we bring you a few photos of <strong>3116<\/strong> back in use.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16584\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=16584\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16584\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16584\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16584\" title=\"1.3116-sk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1.3116-sk-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1.3116-sk-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1.3116-sk-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1.3116-sk.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1st February and 3116 makes an appearance at Ashton-under-Lyne \u2013 the first day it had travelled on this line.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16585\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=16585\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16585\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16585\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16585\" title=\"2.3116-sk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2.3116-sk-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2.3116-sk-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2.3116-sk-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2.3116-sk.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Also on 1st February and 3116 is seen at the other end of the line at Eccles.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16586\" style=\"width: 528px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=16586\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16586\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16586\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16586\" title=\"3.3116-sk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/3.3116-sk-518x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/3.3116-sk-518x550.jpg 518w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/3.3116-sk-965x1024.jpg 965w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/3.3116-sk.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And then on 6th February was paired with 3094 on the East Didsbury service. (All Photographs by Steve Kemp)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago we brought you the news that Manchester Metrolink 3116\u2019s had finally returned to service some five months after it last turned a wheel in anger. 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