{"id":55248,"date":"2024-09-08T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55248"},"modified":"2024-09-08T09:09:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T08:09:27","slug":"in-pictures-railgrinder-visits-blackpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55248","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Railgrinder visits Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"

In days gone by most tram systems across the system had their own fleet of works vehicles which could perform a variety of tasks, often whilst most people slept no idea what maintenance work was taking place. The modern tramway is much different than that and it is usually the case that specialist equipment has to be hired in to complete tasks. And recently the Blackpool Tramway has done just that with a railgrinder on hire.<\/p>\n

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A Vossloh HSG-city grinder was hired in early September to undertake the grinding. This vehicle was hauled by Unimog 939 along the tramway in order to complete the required work with it being based outside Starr Gate Depot and some of the grinding work taking place in Fleetwood Town Centre.<\/p>\n