Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

Edinburgh Trams 251 has had a long association with St James Quarter – its first advert for it was in June 2022 – and even though Westfield are the new owners of the shopping and entertainment complex that shows no … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams have now been using LeadMind Automatic Vehicle Speed Monitoring (AVSM) on the network for eight months following its full implementation on 12TH January 2026. This is a safety mechanism designed to prevent trams overturning due to over speeding … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams services were forced to terminate at Balfour Street for around three hours on Friday 18th September 2026 owing to a technical issue. A fault was discovered with the overhead line equipment on Ocean Drive during a routine inspection … Continue reading →

The City of Edinburgh Council’s Transport and Environment Committee have approved the Strategic Business Case (SBC) to build an extension of the tram network from Granton in the north to the Edinburgh Bioquarter in the south. As per the recommendations … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams are set to compete in the European Tram Driver Championships for the third year in a row with 2026’s edition due to take place in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday 19th September.

Applications are being invited from charities in the local area to become the chosen charity of Edinburgh Trams and Lothian Buses in 2026/7. Lothian Buses have been doing something similar for a number of years and now with the integration … Continue reading →

The next meeting of the City of Edinburgh Council’s Transport and Environment Committee on 10th September will be discussing the proposals for the next extension of the tram network. This was due to be a North-South tramline which would have … Continue reading →

C R Smith were the company who started it all with advertising on Edinburgh Trams and at one time had no fewer than 20 trams carrying their adverts. In recent years their numbers had dwindled until earlier this year they … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams suffered more disruption on Thursday 3rd September 2026 when an overhead problem saw the service suspended on the Newhaven extension, coming just six days after a full service was resumed.

After seven long weeks Edinburgh Trams services have returned to the full route following the reopening of Princes Street. Services to Newhaven resumed on Saturday 29th August (as had been planned with testing overnight having been a success) and a … Continue reading →

While this summer hasn’t seen the major blockbuster multi night concerts at Murrayfield Stadium there will be a sell-out appearance by Bon Jovi on Friday 28th August – and to help people get to see the rock and roll legends … Continue reading →

The first Scottish tram-trains could be on the horizon following the news that Transport Scotland and Network Rail Scotland will be carrying a feasibility study on their potential use on the South Suburban line in Edinburgh.

As we’ve reported several times over the past month, Edinburgh Trams are currently only able to operate between the Airport and West End because of the major fire in the former Debenhams building on Princes Street which has seen the … Continue reading →

Although Edinburgh Trams may still be confined to running between the Airport and West End – latest estimates from the Council suggest the end of August at the earliest for a reopening of Princes Street – it will still be … Continue reading →

It has now been over three weeks since trams last run along Princes Street and on to Newhaven following a major fire in the former Debenhams building which caused major structural damage. And the latest update from the City of … Continue reading →

Although we may not have got the usual Royal Highland Show on an Edinburgh tram this year another regular advertiser has returned with 252 receiving a partial advertising livery for the Edinburgh International Festival.

Saturday 18th July 2026 will see Scotland’s rugby team return to Murrayfield Stadium as they take on Fiji in a match which is part of the Nations Championship, and to help get fans to the match Edinburgh Trams will be … Continue reading →