{"id":53568,"date":"2024-04-29T18:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=53568"},"modified":"2024-04-28T09:50:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T08:50:50","slug":"out-and-about-edinburgh-trams-a-dreich-winters-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=53568","title":{"rendered":"Out and About: Edinburgh Trams \u2013 a dreich winter\u2019s day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grey skies and photography don\u2019t always go together but there are times when that is what you get and it still allows you to record normal operation on a UK tramway. Its Edinburgh where we visit for this \u201cOut and About\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53569\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=53569\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53569\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53569\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53569\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1.262-rc-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1.262-rc-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1.262-rc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1.262-rc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1.262-rc.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-53569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The one thing with advert liveries is that sometimes it doesn\u2019t matter how dull the weather is above but they still bring a little bit of brightness to proceedings. The advert for Capital Radio on 262 is one such ad as we see in this photo taken at McDonald Road with a service to the Airport.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_53570\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=53570\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53570\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53570\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53570\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2.277-rc-550x369.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2.277-rc-550x369.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2.277-rc-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2.277-rc-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2.277-rc.jpg 1297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-53570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then we take a look a tram in the more standard fleet livery \u2013 although in Edinburgh that still means it features adverts on top of that. 277 at the time of this photo was carryings ads for the Port of Leith Distillery. We see it here passing Gayfield Square between the stops at McDonald Road and Picardy Place. (Both Photographs by Roy Calderwood, 4th February 2024)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grey skies and photography don\u2019t always go together but there are times when that is what you get and it still allows you to record normal operation on a UK tramway. 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