{"id":8352,"date":"2014-07-18T20:52:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T19:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=8352"},"modified":"2014-07-18T20:52:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T19:52:38","slug":"another-new-tram-for-midland-metro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=8352","title":{"rendered":"Another new tram for Midland Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday 14th July the latest Urbos 3 arrived at Midland Metro\u2019s Wednesbury Depot with <strong>27<\/strong> being delivered by the tried and tested method. Being sent from CAF\u2019s factory in Zaragoza, Spain by sea to Plymouth the tram was then transported via low loader in two sections arriving at its new home early on 14th July. <strong>27<\/strong> is the 11th of the new trams to be delivered to Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Meanwhile testing and driver training of the Urbos 3 trams continues to take place on a regular basis with several evenings a week seeing normally two of the trams out and about on the main line. No official word has still to be released as to when they will enter passenger service although rumours continued to suggest August.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8353\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=8353\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8353\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8353\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8353\" title=\"21+22-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21+22-aw-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On 16th July the two Urbos3s in action were 21 and 22 and the pair are seen here at the start of their evenings work. 21 uses the crossover to head south towards Birmingham as 22 prepares to draw forward out of the depot.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8354\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=8354\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8354\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8354\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8354\" title=\"21-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/21-aw-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">21 stands at Kenrick Park.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8355\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=8355\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8355\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8355\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8355\" title=\"22-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/22-aw-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">22 arrives at Loxdale.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8356\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=8356\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8356\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8356\" title=\"26-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/26-aw-550x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">26 stands in the depot alongside one of its sisters on 17th July.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8357\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=8357\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8357\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8357\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8357\" title=\"27-aw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/27-aw-550x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And this is the latest arrival - 27 - also at the depot on 17th July. (All Photos: Andy Walters)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday 14th July the latest Urbos 3 arrived at Midland Metro\u2019s Wednesbury Depot with 27 being delivered by the tried and tested method. 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