{"id":6576,"date":"2014-02-22T12:38:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T12:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=6576"},"modified":"2014-02-22T12:38:50","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T12:38:50","slug":"in-pictures-manchester-metrolink-t68as-continue-to-fly-the-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=6576","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Manchester Metrolink T68As continue to fly the flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The two remaining Manchester Metrolink T68As \u2013 <strong>2001<\/strong> and <strong>2003<\/strong> \u2013 continue to be operational and are still seeing fairly regular use. It is expected that from Monday 24th February they will be restricted to the Bury-Abraham Moss shuttle (considering that the Bury-Altrincham direct service will be operated solely by double units and they aren\u2019t able to operate in a pair) but in the past week they have been able to stretch their legs a bit more. Photos are provided below showing both of the LRVs in action both at Bury and at the Altrincham end of the line.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6577\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=6577\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6577\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6577\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6577\" title=\"2003-sk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2003-sk-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2003-sk-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2003-sk-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2003-sk.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2003 approaches Bury on 15th February with the destination already changed to Altrincham.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6578\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=6578\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6578\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6578\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6578\" title=\"2001alt-sk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2001alt-sk-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2001alt-sk-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2001alt-sk-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2001alt-sk.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2001 stands at Altrincham ahead of departure for Bury on 15th February.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6579\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=6579\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6579\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6579\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6579\" title=\"2001sale-sk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2001sale-sk-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2001sale-sk-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2001sale-sk-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2001sale-sk.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2001 stops at Sale with a service to Altrincham on 8th February 2014. (All photos: Steve Kemp)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The two remaining Manchester Metrolink T68As \u2013 2001 and 2003 \u2013 continue to be operational and are still seeing fairly regular use. 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