{"id":52757,"date":"2024-02-21T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T22:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=52757"},"modified":"2024-02-27T12:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:51:10","slug":"in-pictures-a-look-around-blackpool-north-station-terminus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=52757","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: A look around Blackpool North Station terminus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wait goes on for trams to run up Talbot Road on the Blackpool Tramway extension to North Station with no official word coming out of the Council as to just when it may open. As we\u2019ve reported many times before its all been dependent on the completion of the Holiday Inn which looms large over the tram terminus and with that set to welcome its first guests in spring 2024 its hoped that trams won\u2019t be far off. In this update we take a look at the current scene with signage and barriers in place.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52758\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=52758\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52758\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52758\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52758\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1.northstation-th-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1.northstation-th-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1.northstation-th-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1.northstation-th-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1.northstation-th.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Holiday Inn looms large over the subway entrance to the tram stop. There should be no doubt for any intending passengers just where they need to go for the trams with the large lettering directing people through the subway.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_52759\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=52759\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52759\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52759\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52759\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2.northstation-th-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2.northstation-th-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2.northstation-th-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2.northstation-th-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2.northstation-th.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There still remains a lot of barriers in place across the worksite. This view is for the entrance to the terminus with the crossovers in place to access the tramstop. (Both Photographs by Trevor Hall, 17th February 2024)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wait goes on for trams to run up Talbot Road on the Blackpool Tramway extension to North Station with no official word coming out of the Council as to just when it may open. 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