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  2. Trams in Edinburgh - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Edinburgh Trams - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Edinburgh and District Tramways - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. History of Lothian Buses - Wikipedia

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    The City Corporation took over Edinburgh and District Tramways on 1 July 1919, forming the Edinburgh Corporation Tramways Department. [2] At the same time, it began seasonal bus tour services around Holyrood Park using Leyland charabancs. [7] [8] The first post-war regular bus service began on 29 December 1919, being extended the following ...

  6. Transport in Edinburgh - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. In Pictures: Thousands line roads as Queen’s coffin ... - AOL

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    Thousands of people turned out to pay their respects as the Queen’s coffin was driven from Balmoral to Edinburgh. The Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence were in a ...

  8. Scottish Tramway and Transport Society - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Leith Walk - Wikipedia

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    Leith Walk was one of the first and last places in Edinburgh and Leith to see trams. Leith had Scotland's first electric tram in 1905, operated by Leith Corporation Tramways. On Leith Walk this terminated at Pilrig Church and passengers had to change to Edinburgh's cable-drawn cars. This inconvenient changeover was known as the Pilrig muddle.