Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

In Pictures: Work continues in Edinburgh

Posted on Tuesday 15 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Trams to Newhaven project in Edinburgh has so far seen more than 65% of all track laid (that’s 3.1km), over 85% of utility diversions completed and the stops at Constitution Street, McDonald Road and Ocean Terminal all finished as … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams Ticketing Assistant wins “Tramtastic” Award for helping vulnerable passenger

Posted on Saturday 12 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve seen before, Edinburgh Trams run a “You are Tramtastic” award scheme for their staff members to recognise when they go above and beyond and one of the latest recipients of is Anna Bogumil, a Customer & Ticketing Service … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Edinburgh City Centre view

Posted on Saturday 12 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

This time on “Out and About” we are in Edinburgh City Centre with a view of a tram running on a section of track which passengers now won’t be able to travel along until 2023.

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In Pictures: Work continues at The Shore tramstop

Posted on Thursday 10 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

As work continues to progress at various sites on the route of the Trams to Newhaven extension of the Edinburgh Trams system in this latest pictorial update we head to The Shore tramstop to see what’s been going on there.

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In Pictures: Work continues at both ends of Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Friday 4 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

We return to Edinburgh again to see some of the latest progress on constructing the first extension of the Edinburgh Trams network from the city centre out to Newhaven. Due to open in spring 2023 it is planned that most … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams named city’s Large Business of the Year

Posted on Wednesday 2 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we reported last week, Edinburgh Trams were up for four awards at the city’s Chamber of Commerce Awards with the winners announced on Thursday 24th February. In the end they won in one of the categories – but it … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Scottish Rugby crowds get their first taste of temporary Edinburgh Trams arrangements

Posted on Tuesday 1 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Scottish Rugby Union team played France at Murrayfield Stadium which as well as being their second, and final, home fixture of the 2022 Six Nations Championship was also the first major event in Edinburgh since the introduction of the … Continue reading →

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New document management system to aid Edinburgh Trams Inquiry

Posted on Sunday 27 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

The ongoing, and lengthy, Edinburgh Trams Inquiry is set to have a new £120,000 document management system introduced as the wait goes on to find out what Lord Hardie’s findings will be. There are over three million documents which are … Continue reading →

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Out and About: A quick call at Saughton

Posted on Saturday 26 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’ve headed out of Edinburgh City Centre for today’s edition of “Out and About” as we call at Saughton.

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In Pictures: Back to the Newhaven end of the Edinburgh Trams extension

Posted on Friday 25 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

We head back to Edinburgh in this latest pictorial construction update. This time we are at the Newhaven end of the Trams to Newhaven project as we see recent progress on the works at Leith Docks, Ocean Drive and Melrose … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams up for four Chamber of Commerce Awards

Posted on Monday 21 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams has been nominated in four categories at the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Awards – including the coveted title of Large Business of the Year. Other category nominations include Managing Director, Lea Harrison, as Director of the Year.

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In Pictures: Rapid progress being made at York Place

Posted on Sunday 20 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

They say a week is a long-time in politics and that also seems to be the case in tram extension construction! Less than a week after the stop at York Place was permanently closed in Edinburgh much of the platform … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Leith construction update

Posted on Friday 18 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

We recently saw a pictorial update of what has been happening over the past few weeks in Trams to Newhaven project construction works at the city end of the line and now we go a little further along the line … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Update from the city end of the Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Tuesday 15 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Whilst a lot of our attention recently in Edinburgh has been taken by the closure of the York Place tramstop there has been no let-up in construction works on the full extension to Newhaven. In this update we head out … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Edinburgh Trams’ new temporary terminus at West End

Posted on Monday 14 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Unless you haven’t been concentrating recently you will be well aware that its been all change on Edinburgh Trams following the permanent closure of the city centre terminus at York Place to allow more work to take place on the … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 13th February 2022

Posted on Sunday 13 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

There#s a double-helping of photos as part of this week’s main site update – from the archives and from the past week or so:

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Out and About: Back to Edinburgh

Posted on Saturday 12 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Out and About” we are back in Edinburgh City Centre as we take a look at another of the trams carrying an advert at the time of photographing.

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In Pictures: York Place closed as its all change on Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Thursday 10 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Wednesday 9th February was, as expected, the last day that trams would be running in passenger service from the York Place terminus with it being closed from the following day to allow further work on the Trams to Newhaven project … Continue reading →

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Warnings in Edinburgh of extra costs for Council to make-up fares shortfall

Posted on Wednesday 9 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

If you’ve travelled on any form of public transport over the past couple of years you can’t have failed to notice that passenger numbers have had a drastic fall as a result of a certain global pandemic. Whilst some of … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Farewell to York Place – Part Two!

Posted on Monday 7 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

This is the second part of our articles looking at trams in and around York Place before it closes and is removed as part of the Trams to Newhaven project. The final trams will be leaving this stop at the … Continue reading →

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