{"id":26237,"date":"2019-02-26T22:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T22:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=26237"},"modified":"2019-02-26T18:27:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T18:27:41","slug":"in-pictures-more-from-the-blackpool-north-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=26237","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: More from the Blackpool North extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Work is continuing on the parts of the Blackpool North Railway Station extension of the tramway up Talbot Road that it is possible to tackle as these latest photos from Peter Dockerty show. The worksite adjacent to the railway station is starting to become emptier with limited parts now remaining in situ whilst work is also continuing on the first stages of the new tramstop in Talbot Square itself.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26238\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=26238\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26238\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26238\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26238\" title=\"1.track-pd\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1.track-pd-550x347.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1.track-pd-550x347.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1.track-pd-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1.track-pd.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The works compound is home to the components which will be used for the scissors crossover at the terminus \u2013 once Wilkinson\u2019s is demolished of course. Until then they wait for installation.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26239\" style=\"width: 487px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=26239\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26239\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26239\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26239\" title=\"2.poles-pd\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.poles-pd-477x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.poles-pd-477x550.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.poles-pd-889x1024.jpg 889w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.poles-pd.jpg 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More tram poles wait until they are needed for installation along Talbot Road.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26240\" style=\"width: 503px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=26240\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26240\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26240\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26240\" title=\"3.platform-pd\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3.platform-pd-493x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3.platform-pd-493x550.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3.platform-pd-919x1024.jpg 919w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3.platform-pd.jpg 1138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Down at the other end of Talbot Road and work has started on constructing the single platform. Here we see a drainage ditch in situ. (All Photographs by Peter Dockerty)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work is continuing on the parts of the Blackpool North Railway Station extension of the tramway up Talbot Road that it is possible to tackle as these latest photos from Peter Dockerty show. The worksite adjacent to the railway station &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=26237\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26237"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26243,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26237\/revisions\/26243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}