{"id":17699,"date":"2017-06-16T20:32:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T19:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=17699"},"modified":"2017-06-16T20:32:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T19:32:14","slug":"in-pictures-trackwork-begins-on-midland-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=17699","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Trackwork begins on Midland Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The long six month closure between Priestfield and Wolverhampton St George\u2019s on Midland Metro has begun as planned. The last trams ran the full length of the line on Saturday 10th June with the trackwork starting the following day with some progress already in evidence. Andy Walters provides us with a photo update.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17700\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=17700\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17700\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17700\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17700\" title=\"1.31-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1.31-aw-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">31 stands at The Royal on the last day of through services \u2013 10th June \u2013 with signs already up warning motorists of road closures.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17701\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=17701\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17701\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17701\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17701\" title=\"2.21-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2.21-aw-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On 12th June and the stop signs are in place for trams at Priestfield. 21 waits to head back to Birmingham.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17702\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=17702\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17702\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17702\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17702\" title=\"3.track-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3.track-aw-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No through road! Just beyond Priestfield and the road is closed to all traffic although no evidence yet of any work on this section.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17704\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=17704\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17704\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17704\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17704\" title=\"4.track-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4.track-aw-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The road surface is removed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17705\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=17705\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17705\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17705\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17705\" title=\"5.track-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/5.track-aw-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Further along Bilston Road and more evidence of the top road surface being removed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17706\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=17706\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17706\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17706\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17706\" title=\"6.track-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/6.track-aw-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of barriers at The Royal but no work as yet.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17708\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=17708\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17708\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17708\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17708\" title=\"7.track-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/7.track-aw-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More top road surface being removed. (All Photographs by Andy Walters)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long six month closure between Priestfield and Wolverhampton St George\u2019s on Midland Metro has begun as planned. 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