{"id":45367,"date":"2022-06-11T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T21:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=45367"},"modified":"2024-01-18T19:44:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:44:49","slug":"in-pictures-another-tram-enters-service-on-west-midlands-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=45367","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Another tram enters service on West Midlands Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of the latest return of the West Midlands Metro saw another new tram enter service for the first time with <strong>44<\/strong> allocated to service having completed its mileage accumulation and being cleared for operation. With the entry into service of <strong>44 <\/strong>this now means that all eight of the Urbos 100 trams delivered so far have run in revenue earning service.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>44<\/strong> was delivered to Wednesbury Depot back on 6<sup>th<\/sup> October 2021 and has now entered service on 10<sup>th<\/sup> June 2022. This is probably (we don\u2019t know when <strong>43<\/strong> was delivered so can\u2019t confirm 100%) the longest gap between delivery and service entry of the new trams (the other potential longest was <strong>41<\/strong> \u2013 23<sup>rd<\/sup> June 2021 to 18<sup>th<\/sup> March 2022).<\/p>\n<p>With <strong>44<\/strong> running it means there have been nine different trams to have run in service during the first two days of the service return: <strong>22<\/strong>, <strong>38<\/strong>, <strong>39<\/strong>, <strong>40<\/strong>, <strong>41<\/strong>, <strong>42<\/strong>, <strong>43<\/strong>, <strong>44<\/strong> and <strong>45<\/strong>. In addition Urbos3 <strong>21<\/strong> has been noted out on test so will hopefully join the ranks of the operational trams soon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45368\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=45368\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-45368\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45368\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45368\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/44-mc-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/44-mc-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/44-mc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/44-mc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/44-mc.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">44 stands at West Bromwich Central on its first day in passenger service \u2013 10th June 2022. (Photograph by Mark Cufflin)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_45397\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=45397\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-45397\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45397\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45397\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2.21-aw-550x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">21 out on test on 11th June. (Photograph by Andy Walters)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of the latest return of the West Midlands Metro saw another new tram enter service for the first time with 44 allocated to service having completed its mileage accumulation and being cleared for operation. 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