{"id":7343,"date":"2014-04-26T13:29:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-26T13:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=7343"},"modified":"2014-04-26T13:29:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-26T13:29:04","slug":"in-pictures-metrolink-t68-1004-gets-ready-for-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=7343","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Metrolink T68 1004 gets ready for departure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next Manchester Metrolink T68 to head to Rotherham for scrapping will be <strong>1004<\/strong> with the vehicle now loaded upon an Allelys low loader at Trafford Depot awaiting departure. It is expected that the LRV \u2013 which will become the fourth to go to South Yorkshire for scrapping \u2013 will depart Manchester either late on Sunday or early on Monday as Booths are unable to accept the delivery until Monday. For the time being it is on the back of a low loader within the depot confines as these photos provided by <strong>Steve Kemp<\/strong> show.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=7344\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7344\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7344\" title=\"1004-1sk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-1sk-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-1sk-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-1sk-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-1sk.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=7345\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7345\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7345\" title=\"1004-2sk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-2sk-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-2sk-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-2sk-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-2sk.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7346\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=7346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7346\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7346\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7346\" title=\"1004-3sk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-3sk-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-3sk-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-3sk-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1004-3sk.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1004 waits on the back of a low loader for departure from Manchester for one last time. (All Photos: Steve Kemp)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next Manchester Metrolink T68 to head to Rotherham for scrapping will be 1004 with the vehicle now loaded upon an Allelys low loader at Trafford Depot awaiting departure. 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