Edinburgh Trams are set to compete in the European Tram Driver Championships for the third year in a row with 2026’s edition due to take place in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday 19th September.
Emma White and Jason Moffatt have been selected to represent Edinburgh Trams following a rigorous internal selection process and will be heading to Poland along with driver trainer Iain Madden.
The championship sees tram drivers from across Europe compete in a series of challenges, including the famous tram bowling!
Jason represented Edinburgh in the World Tram Driver Championship last year and had this to say about this latest chance: “I feel that maybe there will be some pressure on me this time because I’ve been there, I’ve done it and I am the experienced one. But I am just going to go there and enjoy every moment like I did last year.
“When we went last year, we were the team that got involved in everything, had fun and that’s what it’s all about. It’s about having fun.
“Obviously, during the competition, we’re going to do as best we possibly can but have fun whilst we’re doing it. We brought the fun and camaraderie, and we want to continue to bring that.”
Emma may not have competed before but has been as a spectator. She said: “I went over as a spectator to watch the competition previously and just seeing the buzz of the whole thing was amazing. To be able to go over to represent Edinburgh at this year’s championship is a really exciting opportunity that I’ve been trying to do for the past couple of years. So, to finally be representing Edinburgh Trams, I am really excited and can’t wait to take part!”
In total there will be 26 teams representing cities from across the globe. This will include a team from London Trams plus representatives from Barcelona, Bratislava, Frankfurt, Gorzow Wielkopolski, Gothenberg, Istanbul, Kyiv, Luxembourg, Lyon, Mile, Odense, Oradea, Oslo, Prague, Riga, Rotterdam, Sofia, Tampere, Vienna, Warsaw, Zagreb, Zurich and Melbourne (yes in Australia, not part of Europe last time we checked!).
- The championship will be live streamlined on the Tram-EM Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/tramem.eu