Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

The City of Edinburgh Council have now confirmed that the city centre worksite will be extended to include West Maitland Street from Saturday 24th March. Previously it had been revealed that this would be happening sometime in March but no … Continue reading →

The City of Edinburgh Council have announced that the utility diversion works on Shandwick Place have been completed ahead of the revised schedule and that the firm in charge of installing the tram tracks and overhead equipment will now be … Continue reading →

Following a Freedom of Information request it has been revealed that the Edinburgh Tram line will carry less passengers on its shortened route between the Airport and City Centre than it would have done if the entire line 1 had … Continue reading →

The latest phase of tram works in Edinburgh City Centre were due to commence this weekend with a new diversion being introduced from 0500 on Saturday 3rd March. At the same time the Mound was due to be reopened to … Continue reading →

It seems that the Edinburgh Tram Project just can’t resist making the news in all the wrong ways with the latest story to break accusing Bilfinger Berger of disposing of potentially toxic waste in the wrong way. It is said … Continue reading →

As the City of Edinburgh Council continue to try and find work for their surplus trams – with at least half of the 27 CAF vehicles ordered likely to not initially be needed – they have come up with a … Continue reading →

The City of Edinburgh Council have announced the plans for the next stage of works in the City Centre which will see new traffic diversions put into place from the start of March.

In the latest update on the progress being made by the Edinburgh Tram project it has been revealed that since work recommenced on construction, six further disputes have emerged with contractors Bilfinger Berger – although the Council have not objected … Continue reading →

Preparation for the return of works to construct the tramway in Edinburgh city centre have started with a number of traffic diversions put in place from 0500 on Saturday 7th January. The first stage of closures have been concentrated around … Continue reading →

Monday 12th December 2011 – mark that date in your diary for that was the day when finally the first of the new breed of Edinburgh Trams ran under their own power in the Scottish capital. The test runs were … Continue reading →

Another major milestone in the much delayed Edinburgh Trams project has been achieved with the handover of the Gogar Depot and Control Centre to the City of Edinburgh Council. The depot is already fully electrified and as reported elsewhere on … Continue reading →

It’s been a rare week of good news for the Edinburgh Trams project but rather inevitably it hasn’t all been good as it has been confirmed that a United Nations committee is to look at the environmental impact the construction … Continue reading →

The much delayed opening of Edinburgh Trams is still on schedule for summer 2014 according to Council officials. An update has just been released which gives details on when various milestones are scheduled to be completed and after the resumption … Continue reading →