{"id":20227,"date":"2018-01-08T18:54:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T18:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=20227"},"modified":"2021-02-14T10:26:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T10:26:00","slug":"in-pictures-manchester-metrolink-t68s-in-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=20227","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Manchester Metrolink T68s in store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It will be four years since the last T68s ran in service on Manchester Metrolink in 2018 but despite that period there are still four (including one T68A) which are stored at Trafford Depot. Shortly before Christmas Kevin James went down to Trafford Depot and has provided us with the following photos showing the trams continued storage.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38317\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=38317\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38317\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38317\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1.10201007-kj-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1.10201007-kj-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1.10201007-kj-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1.10201007-kj-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1.10201007-kj.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-38317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A head-on view showing two of the T68s in continued storage. On the right we see 1020 with the position of its Lancashire Fusilier crest and nameplates obviously apparently. On the back left is 1007 which retains its name stickers for the East Lancashire Railway. 1007 has been preserved by the Heaton Park Tramway but remains stored at Trafford Depot for now.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_38318\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=38318\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38318\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38318\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2.100710202001-kj-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2.100710202001-kj-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2.100710202001-kj-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2.100710202001-kj-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2.100710202001-kj.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-38318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view showing 1007 and 1020. This time we also see the sole remaining T68, 2001, which is located behind 1020. (Both Photographs by Kevin James, 23rd December 2017)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It will be four years since the last T68s ran in service on Manchester Metrolink in 2018 but despite that period there are still four (including one T68A) which are stored at Trafford Depot. 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