{"id":23231,"date":"2018-08-02T22:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T21:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=23231"},"modified":"2018-08-02T19:51:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T18:51:33","slug":"in-pictures-another-battery-tram-enters-service-on-west-midlands-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=23231","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Another battery tram enters service on West Midlands Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third West Midlands Metro Urbos3 with batteries installed has entered revenue earning service with <strong>36<\/strong> returning to action on Thursday 2nd August. It was only in service briefly before returning to depot but this day also made history for the line as it was the first time two battery fitted trams were in service at the same time with <strong>31<\/strong> also allocated to service.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->You may have thought that with <strong>36<\/strong> having been out of service having the batteries fitted and then undergoing testing and commissioning that it would have been an ideal time for the tram to become the second in the new livery but that isn\u2019t the case. <strong>36<\/strong> returned to service in the old colour scheme albeit with West Midlands Metro logos added as per the rest of the fleet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>36<\/strong> was in service until around 1245 before it was replaced by <strong>32<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Of the other battery installed trams <strong>18<\/strong> is currently understood to be out of service receiving workshop attention whilst <strong>31<\/strong> has seen sporadic use since being fitted with batteries and then receiving the new colours. Meanwhile <strong>21<\/strong> is also now in the depot being fitted with batteries and will thus become the fourth of the trams for this treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Another tram has also been in the wars recently with <strong>30<\/strong> involved in a collision with a car at Priestfield over the weekend. Following a few days out of use it has now returned to service after repairs which have meant the West Midlands Metro logo and number on one end are currently missing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23232\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23232\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23232\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23232\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23232\" title=\"1.36-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.36-aw-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">36 on its first day in service with batteries, 2nd August 2018.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23233\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23233\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23233\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23233\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23233\" title=\"2.36-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2.36-aw-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of 36 as it pulls into Priestfield.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23234\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23234\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23234\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23234\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23234\" title=\"3.30-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.30-aw-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">30 also in action on 2nd August showing off its end without number of West Midlands Metro logos. (All Photographs by Andy Walters)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third West Midlands Metro Urbos3 with batteries installed has entered revenue earning service with 36 returning to action on Thursday 2nd August. 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