{"id":64644,"date":"2026-09-18T20:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=64644"},"modified":"2026-09-18T19:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:27:23","slug":"edinburgh-trams-head-to-the-european-tram-driver-championship-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=64644","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Trams head to the European Tram Driver Championship again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edinburgh Trams are set to compete in the European Tram Driver Championships for the third year in a row with 2026\u2019s edition due to take place in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday 19th<\/sup> September.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

The championship sees tram drivers from across Europe compete in a series of challenges, including the famous tram bowling!<\/p>\n

Jason represented Edinburgh in the World Tram Driver Championship last year and had this to say about this latest chance: \u201cI feel that maybe there will be some pressure on me this time because I\u2019ve been there, I\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we went last year, we were the team that got involved in everything, had fun and that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about. It\u2019s about having fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, during the competition, we\u2019re going to do as best we possibly can but have fun whilst we\u2019re doing it. We brought the fun and camaraderie, and we want to continue to bring that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emma may not have competed before but has been as a spectator. She said: \u201cI 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\u2019s championship is a really exciting opportunity that I\u2019ve been trying to do for the past couple of years. So, to finally be representing Edinburgh Trams, I am really excited and can\u2019t wait to take part!\u201d<\/p>\n

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!).<\/p>\n