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Transport for Edinburgh offering free flights and travel tickets
Transport for Edinburgh is offering passengers across Edinburgh and the Lothians the chance to win free flights or travel tickets by inviting Santa on...
Bus drivers raise objections to tram extension
Bus drivers are in open revolt against Edinburgh’s plans to extend its tram line into a system.
A Facebook group called Stop the Edinburgh Tram Extension...
Book Week Scotland takes to the trams this Friday
Passengers on Edinburgh Trams are in for a literary treat tomorrow lunchtime 27 November when two acclaimed authors jump on board for a special reading.
Cathy Renztenbrink (The...
Council preparing to take the tram to Newhaven
The trams will in the very near future go all the way to Newhaven, and the council say they have the money to pay for...
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry – Chairman repeats demand to revive former tram company
The Chairman of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry Lord Hardie has raised further questions over the council's decision not to give the former tram company...
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry gets moving
The Rt Hon Lord Hardie, Chairman of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry today chaired a Preliminary Hearing in Edinburgh.
Lord Hardie announced the details of seven organisations...
Edinburgh Trams shortlisted for National Transport Awards
Yes there will be those among you who think this is a Fringe joke but it is not! Whatever you might think or have...
Man knocked down by tram at Lochside Avenue
A man has been knocked down by a tram earlier this afternoon in an incident at Lochside Avenue
A spokesman for Edinburgh Trams said:
“We can confirm...
MSP asks why no room for scooters?
Edinburgh Southern MSP, Jim Eadie, has today written to Transport for Edinburgh Chief Executive, Ian Craig, seeking an urgent review of policy for those...
Trams to extend bikes on board trial
For just under a month now it has been possible for you to take a bike on a tram and now Edinburgh Trams have announced...
Guide Dogs ride for free on the trams
Just under a year since the first paying passengers got on an Edinburgh Tram now they are welcoming trainee guide dog puppies. (Awww cute!)
The...
Tram inquiry calls for evidence
The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry is chaired by former judge and Lord Advocate The Rt. Honourable the Lord Hardie who was appointed to the post in...
Edinburgh Trams get top marks
So perhaps the tram project was late in getting built, perhaps it was way over budget but Edinburgh Trams now seem to be the...
Chambers Street road closure will affect buses today
Today the number 35 bus will be unable to access Chambers Street westbound owing to the street being closed between 8am and 4pm.
Instead the...
Tram passengers ‘not allowed to leave’
On Thursday lunchtime tram passengers threatened to pull the emergency lever if the conductor would not open the doors to let them off.
The tram was...
Time for a tram down Leith Walk?
The council's Transport Convener is asking the council for more money to prove a new report on the viability of providing new types of public...
‘Rugby’ tram was a scrum
One of our readers got in touch after the international rugby match at Murrayfield at the weekend to explain the difficulties he had when...
Tram Inquiry – powers increased to combat lack of cooperation
The Deputy First Minister announced earlier today that she has instructed that the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry is given additional powers to compel witnesses and...
Letter from Scotland
So, Scotland’s railways are to be run by a state-owned company after all. But the state concerned is not Scottish or even British, but...
Trams win a prize for the council
The Council has landed a prestigious industry accolade for 'turning around' the Edinburgh Tram project.
At a special ceremony in London for the 2014 Light...
100 days of Edinburgh Trams
Edinburgh Trams have been running for 100 days and 1.5 million passengers have been welcomed on board to date. Patronage figures and revenue levels...
Tram and bus collide at West End
An Edinburgh Tram and a First Bus X38 have been in collision this morning on West Maitland Street at the city's West End.
Trams were...
Late night trams for the Fringe
Good news - the trams will run later to accommodate passengers wanting to go out late this weekend and next.
Transport for Edinburgh have announced...
Tram numbers much as anticipated say Edinburgh Trams
Edinburgh Trams say that average weekly tram passenger numbers, not including launch week, are currently sitting at just over 90,000 which is in line...
Trams will not be silenced
Following an article which appeared earlier today stating that the tram bell will be silenced when a tram is passing through the city's West...
Lord Hardie to chair Trams Enquiry
Last week the First Minister announced that the Scottish Government were instructing a judge-led enquiry into the Edinburgh Trams project.
This week at First Minister's...
Five things you need to know today
Flowave - Petition for Free Wifi - Film in the City - Recycling tips - Edinburgh Trams
The University of Edinburgh has a new wave...
Letter from Scotland #2
Old soldiers, now in their 80s and 90s, are spending this weekend on the beaches of Normandy remembering the D-Day landings 70 years ago....
Edinburgh Tram enquiry ordered by The Scottish Government
Today at First Minister's Questions The Rt Hon Alex Salmond confirmed that The Scottish Government will now order a public enquiry into Edinburgh Trams.
The...
Edinburgh solicitor heads up petition for public enquiry
Edinburgh-based solicitor, Daniel Donaldson, has established “Trams Inquiry” a campaign to push for a public inquiry into the Edinburgh Trams Project.
He says the campaign is...
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