The Heriot-Watt student who led the tram train study has won The Princess Royal Award for Emerging Engineers.
The final year students’ project explores the feasibility of using tram-trains to reopen Edinburgh’s South Suburban Railway (the South Sub) to passengers.
Lead student, Corey Boyle, made a presentation which won against entries from 12 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) regions in the UK and overseas. The award, presented by the ICE, celebrates the communication of outstanding engineering ideas, research, and best practice in project design.
At the ICE Award presentation Boyle dedicated the award to Natalia Salajska, a member of the project team who sadly passed away recently.
A spokesperson for Tram Trains for Edinburgh warmly congratulated Corey Boyle, who led the student team and which has generated significant public interest in the proposal.
Tram Trains for Edinburgh, a new campaign group formed to advance the proposal, held a public meeting on 7 October in the City Chambers, where Corey presented the findings of the study.
Rob Falcon, Chair of Tram Trains for Edinburgh, said: “I am delighted that the Institution of Civil Engineers has recognised the quality of the work undertaken by the Heriot-Watt students. This can only strengthen the already strong case for using tram-trains to restart passenger services on the South Sub and connect to the current tram lines at Murrayfield.”
