{"id":57621,"date":"2025-03-11T22:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T22:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=57621"},"modified":"2025-03-11T19:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T19:39:52","slug":"in-pictures-london-trams-2547-back-in-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=57621","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: London Trams 2547 back in service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The London Trams network have another tram to call on for service again after <strong>2547<\/strong> returned to service on Friday 7<sup>th<\/sup> March 2025. The Bombardier built CR4000 had been out of service long-term with its last recorded use being on 20<sup>th<\/sup> February 2019 \u2013 over six years ago which actually makes Metrolink <strong>3027<\/strong>\u2019s recent return to service look speedy!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>2547<\/strong> was taken out of service and required underframe repairs which saw it moved to Alstom\u2019s facility at Ilford in Essex. It remained there until September 2024 with it returning to the London Trams depot at Therapia Lane overnight on Saturday 6<sup>th<\/sup>\/Sunday 7<sup>th<\/sup> September 2024. Since then it has been undergoing further preparation and commissioning work and this was finally completed in time for it to carry passengers again on Friday 7<sup>th<\/sup> March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The gap between service amounts to 2207 days, 6 years 15 days or 72 months 15 days! In comparison Metrolink <strong>3027<\/strong> was \u201conly\u201d out of action for a mere 2094 days!<\/p>\n<p>Its thought that the length of time that <strong>2547<\/strong> was out of service is the longest of any UK modern tram.<\/p>\n<p>The return to service of <strong>2547<\/strong> will help take off some of the pressure on the tram fleet there. The CR4000s were built for the opening of the network between 1998 and 1999 and are reaching the end of their operational life. The network has suffered from tram shortages in recent years and there are plans to replace them with a fleet of new trams, although that would not be until the late 2020s at the earliest meaning the CR4000s will still have several years life left in them serving the people of South London.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_57624\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2547-db.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57624\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-57624\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2547-db-550x369.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2547-db-550x369.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2547-db-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2547-db.jpg 1285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-57624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome back 2547! The tram just departs from East Croydon heading east. (Photograph by David Brinkworth, 10th March 2025)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The London Trams network have another tram to call on for service again after 2547 returned to service on Friday 7th March 2025. 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