Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

It has been revealed that the City of Edinburgh Council spent £3.3 million on consultants for the Trams to Newhaven project in the 2020/21 financial year – a figure which has attracted criticism for its scale. In total over £10 … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams have confirmed that they will again be operating free late night trams between midnight on 31st December and 0500 on 1st January between West End and Edinburgh Airport to help people get back from the Hogmanay celebrations in … Continue reading →

11th December marks five years since the only additional stop to be added to the Edinburgh Trams network (so far!) first opened to passengers. Edinburgh Gateway was designed to provide a smooth transition between the tram network and rail network … Continue reading →

As we reported a few days ago, Edinburgh Trams are getting into the Christmas spirit by naming a few of their trams after reindeer whilst also giving them some antlers at the same time! This is a return to what … Continue reading →

Friday 10th December will be Christmas Jumper Day again in 2021 with the aim being to raise as much money as possible for Save the Children to help children get the food, healthcare and education they need to take on … Continue reading →

A previously unofficial crossing used by both pedestrians and cyclists close to the Edinburgh Park Station tramstop has become official after work to install all the associated safety features was completed during November.

After understandably not making an appearance in 2020 – Covid restrictions obviously meant they weren’t allowed into Scotland! – the Edinburgh Trams reindeer are back for the festive season in 2021! The names of all nine of Santa’s reindeer will … Continue reading →

There are concerns in Scotland that the introduction of free bus travel for those under 22 from January 2022 will have adverse implications on passenger numbers on both Edinburgh Trams and the Glasgow Subway. In a similar funding package to … Continue reading →

They were once known as rosettes and in first generation tramway days they could be of a very elaborate design but the more prosaic term being used by the Trams to Newhaven project in Edinburgh is “building fixings”. We are … Continue reading →

November 2021 marks the two year point of the start of construction works for the Trams to Newhaven project which will, unsurprisingly, see the Edinburgh Trams line extended to Newhaven. With trams still on target to start operation in spring … Continue reading →

Scottish Rugby once again have an advert on Edinburgh Trams with a revised design having been added to a different tram. That tram is 261 which hasn’t had any external advertising since it lost vinyls for Standard Life in March … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams are looking for 20 new Ticketing Service Assistants as part of a new recruitment campaign which will also see tram drivers and engineers recruited as the tramway recovers from the pandemic and ahead of the expansion of the … Continue reading →

An additional £2.2 million of emergency funding for light rail in Scotland – covering both Edinburgh Trams and the Glasgow Subway – has been confirmed bringing the total funding they have received since the start of the pandemic to £36 … Continue reading →

With Scotland’s national rugby team currently in the middle of their Autumn Internationals held at Murrayfield Stadium – easily accessible on Edinburgh Trams with a tramstop right outside the entrance – a trial allowing special Rugby Return tickets to be … Continue reading →