{"id":51410,"date":"2023-10-23T22:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=51410"},"modified":"2023-10-23T12:49:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T11:49:37","slug":"in-pictures-58-enters-service-on-the-west-midlands-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=51410","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: 58 enters service on the West Midlands Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 13<sup>th<\/sup> October saw the latest West Midlands Metro tram enter service with <strong>58<\/strong> carrying its first fare paying passengers. It didn\u2019t last long in service on that first day though but it has since seen further use becoming the nineteenth of the Urbos100 trams to be used so far.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>58<\/strong> was delivered to Wednesbury Depot on 9<sup>th<\/sup> August 2023 and since then had been undergoing commissioning which includes mileage accumulation, the majority of which takes place overnight. With this completed it was cleared for service and ran its first journeys on Friday 13<sup>th<\/sup> October 2023, just over two months after its arrival.<\/p>\n<p>This now means there is just one another tram delivered so far to enter service. That is <strong>55<\/strong> which arrived on 5<sup>th<\/sup> October 2023. We are also still waiting the delivery of <strong>52<\/strong> which is the final one of the original 21 tram order.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51411\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=51411\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-51411\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51411\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51411\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1.58-aw-550x303.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">58 approaches Priestfield with a service heading to Edgbaston Village. (Photograph by Andy Walters, 16th October 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_51412\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=51412\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-51412\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51412\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51412\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2.58-mc-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2.58-mc-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2.58-mc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2.58-mc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2.58-mc.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We also see 58 at Corporation Street in Birmingham City Centre as it calls at the stop on the way to Wolverhampton Station. (Photograph by Mark Cufflin, 18th October 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 13th October saw the latest West Midlands Metro tram enter service with 58 carrying its first fare paying passengers. 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