{"id":21702,"date":"2018-04-13T22:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T21:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=21702"},"modified":"2018-04-13T19:27:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T18:27:30","slug":"in-pictures-works-starts-in-earnest-on-wolverhampton-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=21702","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Works starts in earnest on Wolverhampton extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019ve mentioned before the next phase of work to extend Midland Metro is now underway in Wolverhampton City Centre with roads now closed and bus services diverted to allow the work to take place. In this pictorial update we take a look at the first signs of progress in allowing trams to penetrate the city centre on their way to the railway station in 2020. Andy Walters with the photos.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21703\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=21703\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21703\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21703\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21703\" title=\"1.wolves-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1.wolves-aw-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Piper\u2019s Row is where the tramway will travel having left the current alignment into Wolverhampton St George\u2019s and work is now well underway here.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_21704\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=21704\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21704\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21704\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21704\" title=\"2.wolves-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2.wolves-aw-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A close-up of the top surface of the road being removed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_21705\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=21705\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21705\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21705\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21705\" title=\"3.wolves-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3.wolves-aw-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wolverhampton Bus Station on the right.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_21706\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=21706\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21706\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21706\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21706\" title=\"4.wolves-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/4.wolves-aw-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wolverhampton Railway Station will itself enjoy redevelopment in the next few years ahead of trams arriving in 2020.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_21707\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=21707\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21707\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21707\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21707\" title=\"5.wolves-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/5.wolves-aw-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Publicity showing trams running to the station. (All Photographs by Andy Walters)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019ve mentioned before the next phase of work to extend Midland Metro is now underway in Wolverhampton City Centre with roads now closed and bus services diverted to allow the work to take place. 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