Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

Ice on the overhead is an issue which often affects tram services over the winter months but in order to counter this most tram companies send out special “ice breaker” trams overnight to ensure that a normal service can run. … Continue reading →

The Trams to Newhaven project in Edinburgh – due to see trams running from the end of the current line at York Place to Newhaven via Leith Walk and Ocean Terminal from 2023 – may have had a Christmas shutdown … Continue reading →

The end of 2020 saw snow fall in various parts of the UK which led to the chance to capture trams running through the white stuff. One such tramway was Edinburgh which saw a dusting of snow on 29th December … Continue reading →

One of the features of Edinburgh Trams over the last couple of years had been the application of antlers and reindeer names to some of the trams in the fleet in the lead up to Christmas but with 2020 being … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government have announced that a further round of funding is to be made available to Edinburgh Trams and the Glasgow Subway taking into account the ongoing financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and falling revenue due to low … Continue reading →

A number of the articles which we publish on British Trams Online are prepared well in advance and kept in store for those quieter periods when there isn’t as much news and this is one! This short pictorial article heads … Continue reading →

As work on bringing trams along Leith Walk and to Newhaven in Edinburgh continues it seems that there are still more interesting items to be found under the road surface with this latest pictorial update showing some interesting ironmongery which … Continue reading →

A group of local residents in Leith have banded together calling on the City of Edinburgh Council to rethink their plans for the stop at Port of Leith claiming that it will cause 30 trees to be cut down from … Continue reading →

Kids bored and looking for something to keep them occupied over Christmas? Well, if so fear not as Edinburgh Trams are here to help with a free activity pack now available to download from their website. From word searches to … Continue reading →

No sooner had we had our latest photographic look at progress on the Tram to Newhaven project in Edinburgh then there is another update as the first tracks have now been laid on Leith Walk – the second main location … Continue reading →

The major project to extend Edinburgh Trams from York Place to Newhaven via Leith Walk has been continuing with good progress being seen on the ground as more track is laid around Ocean Terminal. Other recent progress has shown some … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams services managed to resume from 0700 on Monday 7th December having suffered a couple of days disruption caused by severe flooding on two sections of the network. The flooding was first reported on Saturday 5th December after two … Continue reading →