{"id":23402,"date":"2018-08-12T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=23402"},"modified":"2018-08-12T09:36:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T08:36:33","slug":"in-pictures-progress-on-wolverhampton-city-centre-extension-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=23402","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Progress on Wolverhampton City Centre extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Work to extend the West Midlands Metro at both ends of the current line is currently continuing at a pace. At the Wolverhampton end of the line there is a hive of activity with plenty of tracklaying in progress on Piper\u2019s Row as these photos from Martin Miller depict.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23403\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23403\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23403\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23403\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23403\" title=\"1.wolves-mm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.wolves-mm-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.wolves-mm-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.wolves-mm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.wolves-mm.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Track is seen being laid on Piper\u2019s Row.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23404\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23404\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23404\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23404\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23404\" title=\"2.wolves-mm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2.wolves-mm-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2.wolves-mm-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2.wolves-mm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2.wolves-mm.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Wolverhampton Bus Station the tracks split with a stop due to be constructed here \u2013 the only intermediate stop on the new line.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23405\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23405\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23405\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23405\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23405\" title=\"3.wolves-mm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.wolves-mm-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.wolves-mm-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.wolves-mm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3.wolves-mm.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The track running alongside the bus station.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23406\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=23406\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23406\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23406\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23406\" title=\"4.wolves-mm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4.wolves-mm-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4.wolves-mm-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4.wolves-mm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4.wolves-mm.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Although trams won\u2019t be running on the extension until 2020 that doesn\u2019t mean that no rail vehicles will run on the line. Outside the bus station this road rail vehicle is in use to help with the construction. (All Photographs by Martin Miller, 10th August 2018)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>* A video of the construction works, also from Martin Miller, can be viewed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rHi3Pb6Hxjs&amp;feature=youtu.be\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work to extend the West Midlands Metro at both ends of the current line is currently continuing at a pace. 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