{"id":25443,"date":"2019-01-05T19:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=25443"},"modified":"2019-01-05T13:54:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T13:54:07","slug":"in-pictures-wolverhampton-city-centre-extension-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=25443","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Wolverhampton City Centre extension works"},"content":{"rendered":"

We gave a quick look at the end of last year at recent progress on the construction work to extend West Midlands Metro at the Birmingham end of the current line and now in this pictorial update we take a look at recent progress at the Wolverhampton line. With track now in place between the points on the current line just before St George\u2019s to a point just short of Wolverhampton Railway Station tarmac has also been put in place. With no overhead due to be installed for this line \u2013 trams will run under battery power \u2013 other major work for this extension will be tram platforms and the section just outside the railway station; this latter work won\u2019t follow until later once other works at the station are completed. As a result of this required work trams aren\u2019t due to start running until 2020. Andy Walters provides us with the latest images.<\/p>\n

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Looking away from the current line towards St George\u2019s and down Piper\u2019s Row where the tracks head off towards the station.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Into Piper\u2019s Row with the tracks heading off to the bus station which will have the only intermediate stop on the extension.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tracks outside the entrance to the bus station.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tracks here are curving away towards the railway station.<\/p><\/div>\n

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With work now underway on the station redevelopment this is where the Metro tracks end.<\/p><\/div>\n

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From the multi story car park showing the tram tracks approaching the station. (All Photographs by Andy Walters)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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