{"id":18093,"date":"2017-07-29T14:17:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T13:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=18093"},"modified":"2017-07-29T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T13:17:42","slug":"in-pictures-sheffield-tram-train-project-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=18093","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Sheffield Tram-Train project update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the recent revelations about how much the Sheffield Tram-Train project has gone over budget and how close it came to be being abandoned work is still progressing at its rather sedate pace ahead of services starting in mid-2018. In this latest pictorial update from Glyn Hill we take a look at recent progress.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18094\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=18094\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18094\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18094\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18094\" title=\"1.sheffield-gh\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1.sheffield-gh-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1.sheffield-gh-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1.sheffield-gh-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1.sheffield-gh.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new signal has now been installed on the chord line protecting this where it joins the freight line.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18095\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=18095\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18095\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18095\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18095\" title=\"2.sheffield-gh\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2.sheffield-gh-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2.sheffield-gh-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2.sheffield-gh-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2.sheffield-gh.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New overhead masts have not been erected on the chord line.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18096\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=18096\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18096\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18096\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18096\" title=\"3.sheffield-gh\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/3.sheffield-gh-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/3.sheffield-gh-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/3.sheffield-gh-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/3.sheffield-gh.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another look at the new signal.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18097\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=18097\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18097\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18097\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18097\" title=\"4.sheffield-gh\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4.sheffield-gh-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4.sheffield-gh-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4.sheffield-gh-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4.sheffield-gh.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Meadowhall to Middlewood service passes the chord junction. (All Photographs by Glyn Hill)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere Bridge Street bridge in Rotherham has almost been completed and work looks as if it is about to commence on constructing the platforms at Rotherham Central.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the recent revelations about how much the Sheffield Tram-Train project has gone over budget and how close it came to be being abandoned work is still progressing at its rather sedate pace ahead of services starting in mid-2018. 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