{"id":49562,"date":"2023-05-26T22:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=49562"},"modified":"2023-05-26T20:18:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:18:35","slug":"in-pictures-a-walk-along-the-birmingham-eastside-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=49562","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: A walk along the Birmingham Eastside extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Of the three West Midlands Metro extensions currently being built the last set to open in full will be the Birmingham Eastside line with trams not likely to reach Digbeth until 2026 because of delays in the HS2 construction at Curzon Street \u2013 tram work cannot take place until this is completed. Despite that far away date work is still underway where it can be and on Monday 15<sup>th<\/sup> May 2023, Ken Jones took a walk along the route to see what recent progress has been made.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49563\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=49563\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49563\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49563\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49563\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1.eastside-kj-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1.eastside-kj-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1.eastside-kj.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As most will be aware the Eastside extension starts at the junction of Bull Street and Corporation Street where a delta junction has been installed. This view is taken from Bull Street with Corporation Street on the right and the extension straight ahead.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_49564\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=49564\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49564\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49564\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49564\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2.eastside-kj-550x416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2.eastside-kj-550x416.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2.eastside-kj-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2.eastside-kj-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2.eastside-kj.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Dale End demolition work continues on the old McDonald\u2019s building (due to be completed by the summer). In this photo we are on Albert Street where a tramstop is due to be provided.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_49565\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=49565\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49565\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49565\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49565\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3.eastside-kj-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3.eastside-kj-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3.eastside-kj.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curzon Street Station which will be the home of HS2 services in Birmingham City Centre. Work here will mean it won\u2019t be until 2026 at least before trams can run this far but when they do a stop should be provided in the vicinity.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_49566\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=49566\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49566\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49566\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49566\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4.eastside-kj-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4.eastside-kj-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4.eastside-kj.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Digbeth and tracklaying has commenced. Just beyond the fencing we see some of the track already down close to Meriden Street.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_49567\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=49567\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49567\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49567\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49567\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5.eastside-aw-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Track in the road with Birmingham Coach Station on the right. Another stop should be located in this area.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_49568\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=49568\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49568\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49568\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6.eastside-kj-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6.eastside-kj-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6.eastside-kj.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landscaping has been taking place outside the Coach Station as part of the public realm improvements.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_49569\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=49569\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49569\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49569\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49569\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7.eastside-kj-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7.eastside-kj-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7.eastside-kj.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Track continues to be laid. This is outside the Bull Ring Trading Estate which is located on High Deritend which is where the line will end.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_49570\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=49570\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49570\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49570\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49570\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8.eastside-kj-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8.eastside-kj-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8.eastside-kj-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8.eastside-kj.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And this is the very end of the line at the junction with Alcester Street. (All Photographs by Ken Jones, 15th May 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of the three West Midlands Metro extensions currently being built the last set to open in full will be the Birmingham Eastside line with trams not likely to reach Digbeth until 2026 because of delays in the HS2 construction at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=49562\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49562"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49572,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49562\/revisions\/49572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}