Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

You wait eight months for a new advert and then two arrive within a few days of each other! That is what has happened in Edinburgh as hot on the wheels of 255’s advert for Forever Edinburgh comes an advert … Continue reading →

For a system which had really embraced adverts over the past couple of years – including at one stage all 27 trams having some form of external advertising – 2020 has been a far more barren year for new ads … Continue reading →

It may be three years away (if everything goes according to plan) but good progress continues to be made at various locations on the route of the Trams to Newhaven project in Edinburgh with the “one spade” process seeing all … Continue reading →

One of the fascinating aspects of the current stage of the Trams to Newhaven project in Edinburgh is the archaeological finds which have long laid buried under the streets of the city. This is certainly the case around the South … Continue reading →

As we reported earlier in the summer Edinburgh Trams are leading a Driver Innovation Safety Challenge (DISC) project along with IHF to help to monitor driver fatigue and it has now been announced that this project will be known as … Continue reading →

We’re used by now to finding historic artefacts underneath road surfaces across the UK and this includes when they start to construct new tram lines. That is the case in Edinburgh where work to extend the modern Edinburgh Trams system … Continue reading →

“One Ticket” can now be used to travel on-board Edinburgh Trams following the addition of the trams to the modes of transport you can use this ticket on. Previously only valid on buses and trains in East Central Scotland, the … Continue reading →

Anyone who had ever been to Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station and then looked for onward transport connections will be well aware that the location of the station has meant that it isn’t the easiest task. But a new masterplan is … Continue reading →

When new tram lines are constructed we are used to the initial stages of utility diversion works before much obvious progress can be seen but an extra stage of works on the Trams to Newhaven project in Edinburgh has seen … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams and IHF have confirmed that they are continuing to progress a project aimed at improving the safety of drivers and mobile workers by using wearable technology. The Driver Innovation Safety Challenge (DISC) aims to support the development of … Continue reading →

A new timetable has been introduced on Edinburgh Trams as from Monday 24th August which sees trams running more frequently at peak times with a commitment to operating more services based on observations on the day.

Hopefully within the next three years we will see trams running along Leith Walk to Newhaven with the Edinburgh Trams extension due to open during 2023. After the enforced suspension of work at the height of the pandemic, we have … Continue reading →