We return with another series of “Stop by Stop Edinburgh Trams” as we start the final leg of our journey between Bankhead and the Airport. And we start at Bankhead.
Last time we were taking a journey on Edinburgh Trams we had reached Saughton, and now we continue on our way towards the Airport. The Edinburgh-Glasgow railway line now joins us on the right in the direction of travel as our tram remains on a reserved section of track and then comes into Bankhead tramstop. As we arrive at Bankhead we are now joined by a road on the left and then come to halt at the stop.
Bankhead is just what we have come to expect from stops on the original section of the Edinburgh Trams network: platforms either side of the tracks, shelters, ticket machines, validators, seating and information (both printed and electronic in the form of the next departure indicator).
This photo shows the highest numbered of the CAF trams in the fleet – 277 – as it arrives at Bankhead with a service to Newhaven. The tram has partial advertising for Leith Distillery. The overhead wires of the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway line can be seen beyond the line of trees on the far side and on the left we spy a validator, ticket machine and shelter all in situ for anyone wishing to head in the other direction.
We then see 274 – advert for Royal Yacht Britannia – arriving as it goes in the opposite direction to the Airport. In the distance we see how the tramway comes down from a slope as it arrives at the stop. At the time of these photos Bankhead was the last stop on the network to have extensive signage for the LRSSB led safety campaign “TWO LINES = STOP” as seen with the bright yellow on shelters on both platforms. (Both Photographs by Gareth Prior, 29th June 2025)