{"id":40639,"date":"2021-07-24T22:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T21:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40639"},"modified":"2021-07-24T19:10:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T18:10:31","slug":"in-pictures-latest-from-the-overhead-installation-in-blackpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40639","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Latest from the overhead installation in Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The steady progress of the overhead installation on the tramway extension in Blackpool has been continuing over the past few days. The project remains concentrated at the Prom end of the line and recent work has included moving the wires on the mainline to be fixed to new poles and removing wiring from the ones which won\u2019t be used in the future. The apparent four week project has now reached the end of its third week. Tony Armitage with the latest images.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40640\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40640\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40640\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40640\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1.002-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1.002-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1.002-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1.002-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1.002-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">002 demonstrates the wiring on the Prom line at North Pier as it heads north.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40641\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40641\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40641\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40641\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40641\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.wires-ta-1-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.wires-ta-1-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.wires-ta-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.wires-ta-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.wires-ta-1.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking across the Prom road to Talbot Road with the span wires which have already been installed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40642\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40642\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40642\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40642\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40642\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3.wires-ta-2-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3.wires-ta-2-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3.wires-ta-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3.wires-ta-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3.wires-ta-2.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this view we note the newly installed pole (surrounded by fencing) where the Prom overhead wires are now affixed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40643\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40643\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40643\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40643\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40643\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4.wires-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4.wires-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4.wires-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4.wires-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4.wires-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking south along the Prom line with span wires for the south curve in place. (Photographs x4 by Tony Armitage, 23rd July 2021)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40696\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40696\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40696\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40696\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40696\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5.600-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5.600-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5.600-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5.600-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5.600-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boat 600 comes under the newly realigned wiring at the junction with the north curve.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40697\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40697\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40697\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40697\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40697\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6.wilko-ta-1-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6.wilko-ta-1-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6.wilko-ta-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6.wilko-ta-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6.wilko-ta-1.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meanwhile up at the old Wilko\u2019s site little obvious progress with the tram extension has been made recently. This view is looking across to the where the terminus will be. (Photographs x2 by Tony Armitage, 24th July 2021)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The steady progress of the overhead installation on the tramway extension in Blackpool has been continuing over the past few days. 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