{"id":19173,"date":"2017-10-29T11:16:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T10:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=19173"},"modified":"2021-02-13T10:15:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T10:15:21","slug":"in-pictures-a-windy-day-in-dudley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=19173","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: A windy day in Dudley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It isn\u2019t just operating tramways who have trouble in the wind! On Sunday 22nd October the tram service was suspended at the Black Country Living Museum because of fears that the wind would dewire the tram and cause it to lose braking power. The day had seen the stunning double decker <strong>Wolverhampton 49<\/strong> in service \u2013 top deck closed. Eventually the tram was replaced in service by a Wolverhampton trolleybus. These photos from Peter Narramore show the sights from the day.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37908\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=37908\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37908\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37908\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37908\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1.49-pn-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1.49-pn-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1.49-pn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1.49-pn-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1.49-pn.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wolverhampton 49 waits with one of its last passenger loads of the day. Note the sign of the stairs which tells passengers they can\u2019t go on top.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_37910\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=37910\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37910\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37910\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37910\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2.49-pn-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2.49-pn-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2.49-pn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2.49-pn-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2.49-pn.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">49 heads off into the sun.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_37911\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=37911\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37911\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37911\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37911\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3tb-pn-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3tb-pn-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3tb-pn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3tb-pn-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3tb-pn.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transportation was provided instead by Wolverhampton trolleybus DUK 833.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_37912\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=37912\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37912\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37912\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37912\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4.poles-pn-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4.poles-pn-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4.poles-pn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4.poles-pn-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4.poles-pn.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A number of items can be found stored around the museum site. This view shows a supply of old traction pole bases.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_37913\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=37913\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37913\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37913\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37913\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/5.wheels-pn-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/5.wheels-pn-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/5.wheels-pn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/5.wheels-pn-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/5.wheels-pn.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are also several sets of wheels. Does anyone know where these came from? (All Photographs by Peter Narramore)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It isn\u2019t just operating tramways who have trouble in the wind! 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