{"id":60035,"date":"2025-09-14T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=60035"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:53:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:53:31","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-name-removed-from-two-trams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=60035","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne name removed from two trams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Around the time of the passing of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne several additional trams received his name to allow the West Midlands Metro to pay their respects. At one time there were no fewer than four trams which carried the name, but more recently two have seen it removed leaving just two.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The four trams which had been carrying the name were <strong>37<\/strong> (the original Ozzy tram named by the man himself), <strong>45<\/strong>, <strong>49<\/strong> and <strong>57<\/strong>. But now both <strong>45<\/strong> and <strong>57<\/strong> have lost the name which leaves <strong>37<\/strong> and <strong>49<\/strong> to pay their own respects to Ozzy Osbourne.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60036\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.45-sp.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60036\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60036\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.45-sp-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.45-sp-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.45-sp-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.45-sp.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">45 is seen without its name as it calls at Wednesbury Parkway with a service to Wolverhampton Station.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_60037\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.57nameless-sp.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60037\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.57nameless-sp-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.57nameless-sp-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.57nameless-sp-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.57nameless-sp.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And 57 is seen in the same position working a service to the same place. This tram has no name but retains the special anniversary West Midland Metro logo. (Both Photographs by Shiv Patel, 6th September 2025)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around the time of the passing of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne several additional trams received his name to allow the West Midlands Metro to pay their respects. 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