{"id":3076,"date":"2013-03-02T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T10:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=3076"},"modified":"2013-03-02T10:30:07","modified_gmt":"2013-03-02T10:30:07","slug":"in-pictures-testing-starts-beyond-droylsden-on-east-manchester-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=3076","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Testing starts beyond Droylsden on East Manchester Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just when you think things might be calming down a bit on Manchester Metrolink you have to think again as the early hours of Friday 1st March saw the first trams run beyond Droylsden on the East Manchester Line. M5000s <strong>3059<\/strong> and <strong>3061<\/strong> ran coupled and having passed Droylsden they went as far as Ashton Moss. From here they returned to Audenshaw where they were stabled in the MPT construction compound waiting for further use. This is the start of the initial testing programme for this section of line which will see trams gradually get closer to the Ashton-under-Lyne terminus.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3077\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3077\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3077\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3077\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3077\" title=\"20130301 002 too many captions come to mind Img_1489\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130301-002-too-many-captions-come-to-mind-Img_1489-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130301-002-too-many-captions-come-to-mind-Img_1489-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130301-002-too-many-captions-come-to-mind-Img_1489.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3059 and 3061 gently make their way beyond Droylsden as they become the first trams to run on the East Mancheter Line extension during the early hours of 1st March. (Photo: Frank Gradwell)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3078\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3078\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3078\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3078\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3078\" title=\"20130301 006 3059 approaches the Snipe Img_1498\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130301-006-3059-approaches-the-Snipe-Img_1498-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130301-006-3059-approaches-the-Snipe-Img_1498-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130301-006-3059-approaches-the-Snipe-Img_1498.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3059 approaches The Snipe as the initial gauging run continues. The last time electric transport ran here was in 1966 when the trolleybus ruled the roads. (Photo: Frank Gradwell)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3079\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3079\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3079\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3079\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3079\" title=\"20130301 009 3061 turns at Ashton Moss Img_1505\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130301-009-3061-turns-at-Ashton-Moss-Img_1505-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130301-009-3061-turns-at-Ashton-Moss-Img_1505-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130301-009-3061-turns-at-Ashton-Moss-Img_1505.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Having reached Ashton Moss the two M5000s turned back as seen in this image. (Photo: Frank Gradwell)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3080\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3080\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3080\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3080\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3080\" title=\"P1010350a\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1010350a-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1010350a-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1010350a.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daylight on 1st March and 3059 and 3061 are seen stabled in the MPT compound at Audenshaw. (Photo: Steve Hyde)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3081\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3081\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3081\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3081\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3081\" title=\"P1010359a\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1010359a-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1010359a-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P1010359a.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of the pair at Audenshaw. (Photo: Steve Hyde)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just when you think things might be calming down a bit on Manchester Metrolink you have to think again as the early hours of Friday 1st March saw the first trams run beyond Droylsden on the East Manchester Line. 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