{"id":31419,"date":"2019-12-08T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=31419"},"modified":"2019-12-08T10:10:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T10:10:33","slug":"in-pictures-the-reindeers-they-are-a-spreading%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=31419","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: The reindeers they are a spreading\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s catching. Following on from Edinburgh, West Midlands Metro have started to name some of their trams after Santa\u2019s reindeer with <strong>22<\/strong>, <strong>33<\/strong>, <strong>34<\/strong> and <strong>36<\/strong> all noted with names on Saturday 7th December. In a quick and easy way to get into the festive spirit the names are carried in the same position as other names on the tram on the cab side.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->So far the following names have been seen:<\/p>\n<p>22 &#8211; Dasher<\/p>\n<p>33 \u2013 Vixen<\/p>\n<p>34 \u2013 Blitzen<\/p>\n<p>36 \u2013 Rudolph<\/p>\n<p>Presumably the other reindeer will follow ahead of Christmas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31420\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=31420\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31420\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31420\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31420\" title=\"1.22-mc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.22-mc-412x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.22-mc-412x550.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.22-mc-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.22-mc.jpg 935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">22 is Dasher.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31421\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=31421\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31421\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31421\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31421\" title=\"2.33-mc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.33-mc-412x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.33-mc-412x550.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.33-mc-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.33-mc.jpg 935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">33 has received the name Vixen.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31422\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=31422\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31422\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31422\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31422\" title=\"3.34-mc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3.34-mc-412x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3.34-mc-412x550.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3.34-mc-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3.34-mc.jpg 935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">34 is named Blitzen.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_31423\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=31423\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31423\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31423\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31423\" title=\"4.36-mc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4.36-mc-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4.36-mc-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4.36-mc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4.36-mc.jpg 1246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And 36 is the main man himself, Rudolph. (All Photographs by Mark Cufflin, 7th December 2019)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s catching. Following on from Edinburgh, West Midlands Metro have started to name some of their trams after Santa\u2019s reindeer with 22, 33, 34 and 36 all noted with names on Saturday 7th December. 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