{"id":43141,"date":"2021-12-24T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=43141"},"modified":"2021-12-22T19:12:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T19:12:13","slug":"out-and-about-christmas-in-manchester-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=43141","title":{"rendered":"Out and About: Christmas in Manchester City Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of \u201cOut and About\u201d we get all festive as we take a look at trams running in Manchester City Centre with a very large Father Christmas overlooking things!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43142\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=43142\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43142\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43142\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43142\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1.3034-km-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1.3034-km-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1.3034-km-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1.3034-km-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1.3034-km.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Father Christmas is sitting on top of a present in front of Manchester Central Library in St Peter\u2019s Square as 3034 is departing from the stop bound for East Didsbury.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_43143\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=43143\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43143\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43143\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2.3078-km-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2.3078-km-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2.3078-km-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2.3078-km-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2.3078-km.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moving along Lower Mosley Street and alongside the Midland Hotel we now see 3078 running towards St Peter\u2019s Square and then Ashton-under-Lyne. 3072 is coming in the opposite direction to Manchester Airport.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_43144\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=43144\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43144\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43144\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43144\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3.3078-km-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3.3078-km-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3.3078-km-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3.3078-km-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3.3078-km.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3078 is off to Ashton-under-Lyne in this image as we see it on Lower Mosley Street approaching St Peter\u2019s Square.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_43145\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=43145\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43145\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43145\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43145\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.3072-km-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.3072-km-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.3072-km-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.3072-km-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4.3072-km.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Midland Hotel is illuminated as we take a look at 3072 running along Lower Mosley Street with a service to Manchester Airport. 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