Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

When the Scottish government decided to fund free travel on buses in Scotland for both under 22s and over 60s the package didn’t extend to the Edinburgh Trams system. As a result the City of Edinburgh Council decided to fund … Continue reading →

2023 should see the Edinburgh Trams network finally reach Newhaven as the second Trams to Newhaven project comes to an end with trams due to start running in service in the spring. Before we reach that milestone there remains some … Continue reading →

When you take a look at the route of Edinburgh’s Trams to Newhaven project you could be forgiven for thinking that the previous promise of all major works having been completed by the end of 2022 was not quite going … Continue reading →

The chances of extending the Edinburgh Trams network further have been given a boost with the release of the final Scottish Government’s Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) report. The wide ranging report has been published by Transport Scotland and aims … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams services will be running overnight for Hogmanay once again this year – or probably more precisely next year! And what’s more they will be free with no need to purchase tickets between midnight and 0500 on Sunday 1st … Continue reading →

With the UK having been hit by a cold snap which has included some snowfall it was inevitable that it would get the photographers out in force – we all like to see photos with snow don’t we! – and … Continue reading →

The City of Edinburgh Council are to discuss plans which would more than double the length of the tram network in early 2023. Plans are to be considered which could see trams running from Granton to Dalkeith – although its … Continue reading →

Services on the Edinburgh Trams network were temporarily suspended between West End and St Andrew Square on Wednesday 7th December after a fire in a building on South St Andrew Street. With the overhead isolated no trams were able to … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams are teaming up with organisers of the city’s Christmas Markets to provide sensory backpacks for children and adults who may find the festive environment overwhelming. Special squeezy Edinburgh Trams toys will be included in the packs which are … Continue reading →

The latest Trams to Newhaven email newsletter tells us that it is still the plan that the main construction works for the project will be completed during 2022 (so that will be within the next month then!) although there will … Continue reading →

Its not that often that tram stops get renamed but that is what has just happened in Edinburgh – although its only temporary as part of an advertising campaign to mark the opening of a new pet store at Hermiston … Continue reading →

Following a recent upgrade of IT equipment in Edinburgh Trams’ Operations Control Centre, the old hardware has been donated to the Turing Trust. This will enable schools in Africa to receive the repurposed equipment to help students in the developing … Continue reading →

Readers of this website will probably be well aware that although trams in Edinburgh are running to York Place to use the crossover there is no longer a stop there with services back to the Airport starting at St Andrew … Continue reading →

The frequency of trams on the Edinburgh Trams network has been halved as part of a temporary timetable introduced on Monday 21st November. The revised timetable will run until further notice to allow maintenance work of the overhead wires to … Continue reading →