{"id":52095,"date":"2023-12-22T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T22:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=52095"},"modified":"2023-12-22T19:46:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:46:58","slug":"in-pictures-llandudno-colwyn-bay-electric-railway-7-joins-in-the-christmas-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=52095","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Llandudno &#038; Colwyn Bay Electric Railway 7 joins in the Christmas Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Llandudno &amp; Colwyn Bay Electric Railway 7<\/strong> made another appearance in 2023 as part of the Llandudno Christmas Parade which took place on Saturday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> December. The tram \u2013 on the back of the Llandudno &amp; Colwyn Bay Tramway Society\u2019s trusted Matador lorry \u2013 was at the back of the Parade and once again provided a highlight for those watching.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Society also have bogies from <strong>Lisbon 305<\/strong> and for the first time one of these had been cleaned up and made its debut appearance in the Parade, also sitting on the back of the Matador lorry.<\/p>\n<p>The Parade started from Llandudno Railway Station and proceeded via Vaughan Street and Mostyn Street to the Town Hall in Lloyd Street.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52096\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=52096\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52096\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52096\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52096\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.7-ks-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.7-ks-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.7-ks.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Complete with lights to add to the festive spirit 7 is seen being hauled by the Matador lorry. The bogies from Lisbon 305 are just in front of the tram.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52097\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=52097\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52097\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52097\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52097\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.bogies-ks-550x414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.bogies-ks-550x414.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.bogies-ks.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A close-up view of the bogies. (Both Photographs by Kevin Sutton, 2nd December 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Llandudno &amp; Colwyn Bay Electric Railway 7 made another appearance in 2023 as part of the Llandudno Christmas Parade which took place on Saturday 2nd December. 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