{"id":56222,"date":"2024-11-26T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T22:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=56222"},"modified":"2024-11-26T19:28:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:28:15","slug":"in-pictures-jd-adverts-spread-to-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=56222","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: JD adverts spread to Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester Metrolink is the second UK tramway to currently carry advertising for JD Sports after an identical advert to that already seen in Sheffield was applied to <strong>3118<\/strong>. The one big difference in the Manchester version is that it includes vinyls over some of the windows.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The vinyls were applied to <strong>3118<\/strong> in mid-November with the tram first seen in service with its new look on Friday 22<sup>nd<\/sup> November. The ends of the tram remain in standard Metrolink fleet livery with the remainder wrapped in black vinyls with images of products available from JD Sports, the company\u2019s logo and writing in yellow.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third advert of <strong>3118<\/strong>\u2019s career, all of which have been on the tram during 2024. The year started off in April with an advert for Tommy Hilfiger which remained until May and then in June new vinyls were added for AliExpress which were then removed in July. <strong>3118<\/strong> has been back in fleet livery since but is now back in the advert club.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_56223\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3118-rh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56223\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56223\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3118-rh-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3118-rh-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3118-rh-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/3118-rh.jpg 1285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3118 is at the rear of a double unit as it heads off to Ashton when departing St Peter\u2019s Square. (Photograph by Reece Hughes, 26th November 2024)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_56224\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2.3075-rh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56224\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56224\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2.3075-rh-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2.3075-rh-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2.3075-rh-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2.3075-rh.jpg 1285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As mentioned last week, 3075 is now back in fleet livery following the stripping of its Cano vinyls. On a day when a canoe may have been useful the tram is at Exchange Square. (Photograph by Reece Hughes, 24th November 2024)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester Metrolink is the second UK tramway to currently carry advertising for JD Sports after an identical advert to that already seen in Sheffield was applied to 3118. 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