Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

Unite the Union have called a ballot for strike action at Edinburgh Trams over late running trams which are causing staff to miss their comfort breaks. The result is expected to lead to strike action as a previous consultative ballot … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams will once again run trams throughout the night on Fridays and Saturdays during August as the city becomes alive with festival season. This service has proved to be popular in the past and will see trams running every … Continue reading →

There may only be 27 trams in the Edinburgh Trams fleet but despite that the number of changes in adverts keeps you on your toes to see exactly what a tram is going to look like today! Since our last … Continue reading →

On Saturday 20th July Murrayfield Stadium – more known for rugby of course – will be playing host to two of the biggest names in Scottish and English football as Glasgow Rangers take on Manchester United in a pre-season friendly. … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams could be celebrating another award win this October after it was announced that they have become one of three nominations for UK Tram Operator of the Year at the National Transport Awards.

Article updated 13/7/24 with photos. There has been another change of advert on Edinburgh Trams with the latest tram to swap advertisers being 272. Having previously advertised Scottish Water it is now promoting the West Craigs Village housing development.

The recent Scottish Transport Awards saw more success for Edinburgh Trams with the team responsible for launching services of the 3 mile extension to Newhaven being named Transport Team/Partnership of the Year. These prestigious awards recognise the best of transport … Continue reading →

Its been another case of, event over let’s change that advert in Edinburgh as 257 sees its vinyls for the Royal Highland Show swiftly removed. Its swapped major annual events in the city as it is now advertising the Edinburgh … Continue reading →

Its been open for over a year now but the Trams to Newhaven project which saw a 3 mile extension added to the Edinburgh Trams network is still being recognised in various awards with the latest coming at the Local … Continue reading →

We’ve recently seen how Edinburgh Trams is able to move large crowds in short periods of time to events at Murrayfield Stadium (Taylor Swift we’re talking about you!) and they look set to be able to showcase that again in … Continue reading →

There have recently been a couple of new adverts stuck onto trams in Edinburgh. One is the latest full vinyl wrap whilst the other is a more “traditional” Edinburgh style partial advert, with both debuting in mid-June as we see … Continue reading →

The proposed Edinburgh Trams extension running from Granton in the north to the Royal Infirmary in the south has hit a snag about the Scottish Government said they would not be able to provide financial support for the business case.

With three days of sold out concerts at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Taylor Swift has helped Edinburgh Trams to a record breaking weekend with the highest number of passenger journeys for a single weekend in the history of the network.

Friday 7th June saw Edinburgh Trams celebrate another anniversary – this time exactly a year since public service started operating on the 3 mile line to Newhaven. Over the past 12 months it has provided a huge boost to the … Continue reading →

Ahead of her concerts taking place at Scottish Gas Murrayfield this weekend, Taylor Swift is making her mark on Edinburgh Trams and its not the fact that lots of fans will be taking the tram to get to the gigs! … Continue reading →

It has been revealed in local media in the Scottish capital that Edinburgh Trams has made a net loss of £44 million since the original line opened at the end of May 2014. The loss is mainly down to borrowing … Continue reading →