{"id":53609,"date":"2024-05-02T22:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=53609"},"modified":"2024-05-02T18:29:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:29:35","slug":"in-pictures-17-departs-from-wednesbury-once-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=53609","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: 17 departs from Wednesbury once again"},"content":{"rendered":"

It looks like West Midlands Metro Urbos3 17<\/strong> is at least a partial fan of the hokey-cokey as its in, out from Wednesbury Depot continued on Wednesday 1st<\/sup> May 2024 as it departed once again for further storage at Worksop. This is the second time the tram has headed that way \u2013 having only returned on 4th<\/sup> February 2024.<\/p>\n

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The Harry Needle facility at Worksop has been used since August 2023 to store trams with capacity at the Wednesbury Depot limited owing to building works. They tend to spend around six months in this off-site storage before coming back for checks with a regular changeover of trams having been seen recently \u2013 it is usually a once a month activity.<\/p>\n

17<\/strong> is the latest tram to head off to Worksop \u2013 and it\u2019s the second time that its gone there (26<\/strong> has also been, come back and gone again).<\/p>\n

Of course, like many of its sisters, 17<\/strong> is no stranger to a road trip with its recorded journeys having been:<\/p>\n