Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

We take another trip onto the Edinburgh Trams network as Roy Calderwood takes some photos on Wednesday 8th April 2026 at Gyle Centre and Ingliston Park and Ride.

With Scottish Parliament elections set to take place next month the political hot potato of trams in Edinburgh seems to be on the agenda again with one of the SNP’s candidates for Holyrood (a current SNP councillor) stating that the … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams 252 has received a new advert – in the “double T” style we have seen on many of the trams in the fleet over the years – with a new design for Omni Centre appearing from 1st April … Continue reading →

The LRSSB backed safety campaign “TWO LINES = STOP” has been contributing to increased safety around UK tramways, according to the results of a recent survey. Of those questioned up to 70% said they had changed their behaviour when close … Continue reading →

The Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland (RNIB) recently visited Edinburgh Trams’  Gogar Depot to speak to a group of staff from across the business and to run a practical workshop to help to improve the understanding of the … Continue reading →

We take another trip into Edinburgh for a selection of images of the trams in action. In fact this is not a single trip with the images taken on several dates during the early part of March 2026. Roy Calderwood … Continue reading →

We’ve written it before and we will probably write it again in the future – one of the big benefits of having a tram system in Edinburgh is that when there are big events taking place at Murrayfield Stadium large … Continue reading →

A new map released by the City of Edinburgh Council (as part of a “conceptual representation” of the future multimodal transport network in the city) has revealed plans for a third tram line which would use the South Suburban railway … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams have announced that their fares, as are the fares of sister company Lothian Buses, will be increasing from Sunday 22nd February to reflect the increased operational costs faced by the operator over the past year.

The Guinness Men’s Six Nations returns for the 143rd edition of the tournament this month and Edinburgh Trams are getting ready to transport fans to Scotland’s home matches at Murrayfield Stadium with a reminder that tapping on and tapping off … Continue reading →

A team from Edinburgh Trams spent some time before Christmas volunteering with the Borders Forest Trust to help plant trees near Moffatt, as part of the Trust’s efforts to re-wild the Scottish Borders.

A new year and another revision of the advert for St James Quarter on Edinburgh Trams 251 can be reported. This is at least the tenth different advert the tram has carried for the shopping centre located close to the … Continue reading →

More passengers took advantage of Edinburgh Trams and Lothian Buses services in 2025 with the trams having record patronage whilst for the buses they also saw an increase on the previous 12 months. In total over 130 million passenger journeys … Continue reading →