{"id":52174,"date":"2023-12-30T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=52174"},"modified":"2023-12-23T15:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T15:01:04","slug":"the-completely-random-a-z-of-trams-in-the-british-isles-x-is-for-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=52174","title":{"rendered":"The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! X is for eXtension"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the homeward straight now as its three more letters to go, all of which were more of a struggle, in fact you could probably see this letter is a big cheat!<\/p>\n

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The letter X, just what do you use for that letter? You cheat and find something which just has the letter in its spelling! Extension of course! We\u2019ve been relatively lucky that in more recent years most UK tramways have seen at least a small extension built (and in most cases opened!). The only modern tramway which hasn\u2019t had an extension has been London Tramlink which remains exactly as it was in 2000 when it opened. Manchester Metrolink saw major expansion and in 2023 alone we have seen both Edinburgh Trams and West Midlands Metro open new lines. West Midlands Metro isn\u2019t stopping there either and who knows in 2024 we may see Blackpool finally open their line up to Blackpool North Railway Station.<\/p>\n

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One of the most recent extensions to open was in Edinburgh where almost three miles of tramway were added to the network between York Place and Newhaven. Opening in June 2023 the line includes significant on street running sections and also provides links to Ocean Terminal and the Royal Yacht Britannia. We see 276 just arriving at Newhaven. (Photograph by Gareth Prior, 30th June 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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