Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

When the original plans were thought of for the new tramway in Edinburgh part of the funding was due to come from developers who would benefit from trams running past their buildings and it now appears that these contributions will … Continue reading →

A start has been made on railgrinding the tracks from Haymarket to Picardy Place in Edinburgh city centre as further signs of progress on returning trams to the city are seen. The grinding work commenced at Haymarket on 5 May … Continue reading →

All track works around St Andrew Square in Edinburgh city centre have been completed with the area returning to public use from Friday 26 April. This is the first of four major city centre worksites which will be completed during … Continue reading →

The City of Edinburgh Council have announced that the recent spell of poor weather has meant that there have been delays to the tram construction work at St Andrew Square – but that this will not affect the overall schedule … Continue reading →

The 2.8km section of track between Gogar depot and Edinburgh Airport has been handed over to the City of Edinburgh Council following the completion of the programme of testing by the contractors. This becomes the first section of the tramway … Continue reading →

Councillors from the City of Edinburgh Council have agreed to look at the possibility of running free services when the tramway starts operation next year following requests from businesses in the City Centre who feel they have been blighted by … Continue reading →

Councillors from the City of Edinburgh Council have agreed the agreement to operate the Edinburgh Tram system with Lothian Buses as another piece of the jigsaw comes into place ahead of opening next year. As part of the agreement it … Continue reading →

The City of Edinburgh Council have announced that they are looking at developing a scheme that will allow local residents eligible for the National Entitlement Card to travel for free on the trams when they start service next year. This … Continue reading →

On the night before Christmas, when all through the City not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, the final CAF built tram for Edinburgh Trams arrived at Gogar depot having arrived earlier that day at the Port of … Continue reading →

After last weeks initial tests of trams on the section of the Edinburgh Tramway between Gogar Depot and the Airport at walking pace and then further testing at higher speeds, Wednesday 19th December has seen the first tests of a … Continue reading →

The first tram has reached Edinburgh Airport as progress continues to be made in the project to return trams to the City. As reported previously the overhead power was switched on between Gogar Depot and the Airport on 26th November … Continue reading →

What is being described as the final significant tram contract is set to be approved in Edinburgh with Parkeon the preferred bidder to provide and maintain ticket vending machines for the tram system. Parkeon currently provide ticketing services for Lothian … Continue reading →

As reported a few weeks ago, and now confirmed in yet another press release from the Council, the overhead power lines between Gogar Depot and Edinburgh Airport will go live from Monday 26th November 2012 as another major milestone is reached … Continue reading →

Princes Street has reopened fully to traffic following the completion (again) of tram work on  the main shopping street in Edinburgh – in time for the Christmas shopping rush. The majority of the road had reopened to traffic in September … Continue reading →

The charm offensive from Edinburgh Trams has really been in full swing in recent weeks with senior Directors from the lead contractors on the project visiting the Scottish Parliament as they were in the City to see first hand the … Continue reading →

The progress being made on constructing Edinburgh Trams has been in the spotlight again recently as Keith Brown – the Scottish Minister for Transport – visited the site of the Airport tramstop alongside Cllr Lesley Hinds – Transport Convener on … Continue reading →

The day that at some stages it appeared would never happen is imminent – trams are  going to start testing on a 2.8km stretch of tramway in Edinburgh by the end of this year. The overhead power is due to … Continue reading →

The latest progress report on the project to return trams to Edinburgh has recently been presented to the Council and it contains some good news with work now either on the revised schedule or, in some cases, actually ahead of … Continue reading →

The latest photo update from Edinburgh Trams was released this week showing recent progress across the line which will link the Airport with the City Centre, and finally these updates are starting to actually show some tangible progress.

A report in The Scotsman has claimed that Edinburgh Trams could start operating six months “early” with the first trams running in public service by the end of 2013. However this story was quickly followed by a statement from the … Continue reading →