{"id":55886,"date":"2024-11-06T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55886"},"modified":"2024-11-06T19:14:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T19:14:09","slug":"a-trip-to-oldham-and-rochdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55886","title":{"rendered":"A trip to\u2026 Oldham and Rochdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this latest trip out onto a UK tramway we go to Manchester Metrolink to see some photos from Oldham and Rochdale, taken at a time when the section between Rochdale Railway Station and Rochdale Town Centre was closed for engineering works. Steve Hyde with the images.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55887\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.3146-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55887\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55887\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.3146-sh-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.3146-sh-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.3146-sh-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.3146-sh.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On Union Street in Oldham 3146 has just left Oldham Central on its way to Rochdale where it will terminate short at the railway station.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_55888\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3051-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55888\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55888\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3051-sh-550x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3051-sh-550x351.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3051-sh-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.3051-sh.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still in Oldham but earlier in the day at King Street 3051 arrives from East Didsbury on another trip to Rochdale Railway Station.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_55889\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3.3051-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55889\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55889\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3.3051-sh-550x330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3.3051-sh-550x330.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3.3051-sh-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3.3051-sh.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Rochdale now 3051 is seen at the railway station stop awaiting its departure time.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_55890\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4.3093-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55890\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55890\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4.3093-sh-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4.3093-sh-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4.3093-sh-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4.3093-sh.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Again in Rochdale but on the approach to the station 3093 enters High Level Road from the track running alongside the national rail network. 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