{"id":3797,"date":"2013-05-15T20:44:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T19:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=3797"},"modified":"2013-05-15T20:44:24","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T19:44:24","slug":"in-pictures-glasgow-488-top-deck-arrives-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=3797","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Glasgow 488 top deck arrives in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not previously reported on these pages was the arrival of the top deck of <strong>Glasgow 488<\/strong> at Minffordd on the Ffestiniog Railway joining the lower deck which had of course arrived in March. The top deck was delivered to Wales on Tuesday 23 April but its arrival wasn\u2019t actually expected and so there was a quick scramble to find staff and a crane to unload it! Preparations are now in hand to move both halves of the tram down to the Boston Lodge workshops after which a start can be made on the restoration.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For those unaware <strong>488<\/strong> has been repatriated from Paris where it had been exported to in the 1960s after its operational life was over in its home city. It was initially put on display at the Amtuir Museum in the French capital but in recent years had spent a large period of time in store with the two decks having to split in order for it to fit in its storage building. Once the tram is restored professionally at the Boston Lodge workshops it is intended that the tram will join the operational fleet at the East Anglia Transport Museum. It is currently envisaged this will be in 2015. Full details of the restoration as it happens will be added to the official 488 website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.488.cyberpictures.net\">http:\/\/www.488.cyberpictures.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3798\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3798\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3798\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3798\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3798\" title=\"IMG_1293\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1293-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1293-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1293.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taken the day after arrival in Wales - Wednesday 24 April - our first image shows the top deck of Glasgow 488 sitting on the ground.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3799\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3799\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3799\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3799\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3799\" title=\"IMG_1305\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1305-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1305-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1305.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view inside the upper saloon.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3800\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3800\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3800\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3800\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3800\" title=\"IMG_1311\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1311-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1311-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1311.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The top deck is seen here alongside the sheeted over lower deck.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3801\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3801\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3801\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3801\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3801\" title=\"P1010100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010100-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010100-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010100-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010100.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A look inside the lower deck now showing how the interior has deteriorated over the years.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3802\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3802\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3802\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3802\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3802\" title=\"P1010105\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010105-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010105-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010105-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010105.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the cab ends.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3803\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=3803\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3803\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3803\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3803\" title=\"P1010107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010107-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010107-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010107-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1010107.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lower saloon could probably best be described a mess! (All photos courtesy of Hugh Taylor)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not previously reported on these pages was the arrival of the top deck of Glasgow 488 at Minffordd on the Ffestiniog Railway joining the lower deck which had of course arrived in March. 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