{"id":26489,"date":"2019-03-13T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T22:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=26489"},"modified":"2019-03-13T19:41:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:41:30","slug":"in-pictures-more-from-talbot-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=26489","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: More from Talbot Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With much of Talbot Road now reopened whilst we all wait for the tramway extension to open \u2013 which as we have reported many times won\u2019t be for quite some time as we still await the demolition of Wilkinson\u2019s and construction of tramway terminus \u2013 attention is now being concentrated at the Promenade end of the route on both the platform at Talbot Square and also as the tracks meet the existing tramway.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26490\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=26490\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26490\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26490\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26490\" title=\"1.platform-pd\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1.platform-pd-412x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1.platform-pd-412x550.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1.platform-pd-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1.platform-pd.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The single platform in Talbot Square is currently under construction with block paving being used rather than standard tarmac. This platform will only be for trams heading up Talbot Road providing a more convenient point to reach Blackpool Town Centre.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26491\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=26491\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26491\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26491\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26491\" title=\"2.track-pd\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2.track-pd-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2.track-pd-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2.track-pd-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2.track-pd.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meanwhile where the old and the new tramways meet is also seeing attention. The original tarmac installed here has been removed and new reinforced concrete is being put in its place. This view shows the junction from the south. (Both Photographs by Peter Dockerty, 11th March 2019)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With much of Talbot Road now reopened whilst we all wait for the tramway extension to open \u2013 which as we have reported many times won\u2019t be for quite some time as we still await the demolition of Wilkinson\u2019s and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=26489\">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\/26489"}],"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=26489"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26493,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26489\/revisions\/26493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}