{"id":46020,"date":"2022-08-09T22:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=46020"},"modified":"2022-08-09T19:52:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:52:50","slug":"in-pictures-blackpool-flexity2-004-back-into-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=46020","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Blackpool Flexity2 004 back into service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Blackpool Tramway has welcomed back Flexity2 004 into its operational fleet \u2013 some three and a half years since it last ran with passengers on board! The tram has remained at Starr Gate Depot throughout this period with an undefined fault but over recent months work has been ongoing to return it to action which duly happened on Tuesday 9<sup>th<\/sup> August.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Blackpool is not alone in having trams out of service long-term in recent years. Stagecoach Supertram\u2019s <strong>105<\/strong> is undergoing accident repairs, London Tramlink currently has <strong>2547<\/strong> away from Therapia Lane undergoing assessment for a repair strategy whilst Manchester Metrolink has been without <strong>3005<\/strong>, <strong>3027<\/strong> and <strong>3099<\/strong> all out of use long-term. The situation on London Tramlink with other trams out short-term has also meant that on several days recently a reduced service has operated because of a shortage of trams.<\/p>\n<p>But back to the Fylde Coast and after engineers have attended to 004 it was cleared for service once again at the start of August with it being used on the timetabled service on Tuesday 9<sup>th<\/sup> August. With <strong>004<\/strong> in service it just leaves <strong>018<\/strong> out of service long-term following accident damage in 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46021\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=46021\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-46021\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46021\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1.004-mm-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1.004-mm-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1.004-mm-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1.004-mm-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1.004-mm.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-46021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">004 runs along Lord Street in Fleetwood.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_46022\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=46022\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-46022\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46022\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2.004-mm-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2.004-mm-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2.004-mm-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2.004-mm.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-46022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tram back at Fleetwood Ferry. (Both Photographs by Michael Morton. 9th August 2022)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blackpool Tramway has welcomed back Flexity2 004 into its operational fleet \u2013 some three and a half years since it last ran with passengers on board! 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