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Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd. It is an 18.5-kilometre (11.5 mi) line between Newhaven and Edinburgh Airport, with 23 stops. [2] [3] [4] A modern tram network for Edinburgh was proposed by Edinburgh Council in 1999, with detailed design work being performed over the next decade ...
The Edinburgh Street Tramways Company was originally authorised by an 1871 Act of Parliament to construct tramways in Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello. [4] Their first horse tram service began on 6 November 1871. It ran from Haymarket, via Princes Street and Leith Walk, to Bernard Street, Leith, replacing a horse-drawn carriage service. [1]
In 1888, Edinburgh Northern Tramways began operating cable-hauled tram services from George Street to Ferry Road and Comely Bank. They were also taken over by Edinburgh and District Tramways in 1897. The Corporation of the City of Edinburgh (then the formal name for the city council) introduced a motor bus service in July 1914. [2]
In the 1980s the Society started campaigning for the introduction of modern tram systems in Scotland. Since 2008 work on building a new tram line in Edinburgh has been underway and, following extensive delays and contractual disputes, opened 31 May 2014. The completion of this project is the fulfilment of one of the Society's major ambitions.
Buses on Princes Street, one of the main thoroughfares in Edinburgh. Map of tram and commuter rail services in Edinburgh. Edinburgh is a major transport hub in east central Scotland and is at the centre of a multi-modal transport network with road, rail and air communications connecting the city with the rest of Scotland and internationally.
The company was formed as a subsidiary of Dick, Kerr & Co. On 9 December 1893 it took over the Edinburgh Street Tramways services within the Edinburgh city boundary. On 31 January 1896 it took over the line to Meadowbank operated by the same company, and in 1898 the line to Portobello.
This is a list of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom divided by constituent country and by regions of England.It includes all tram systems, past and present. Most of the tram systems operated on 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge (SG) or 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) track, although there were a small number of other gauges used.
Lothian Buses Ltd are a major bus company operating in Edinburgh. A number of the vehicles used by Lothian Buses and its predecessors have been preserved. Several of them appear at rallies and events with some travelling around the country. The following is a list of the vehicles now preserved: