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Passengers going from Leith to Edinburgh had to change trams (from electric to cable-drawn) at Pilrig on Leith Walk at the boundary between Leith and Edinburgh. [2] This confused exchange of passengers was known locally as "the Pilrig muddle", and lasted until the electrification of the Edinburgh Corporation Tramways system.
Trams operated in Edinburgh from 1871 to 1956, and resumed in 2014. The first systems were horse-drawn, while cable-haulage appeared in the city in 1888. Electric trams first ran on systems in neighbouring Musselburgh (1904) and Leith (1905), meeting the Edinburgh cable-trams at Joppa and Pilrig respectively.
Port of Leith 2.0. Shore 2.5. Foot of the Walk . 3.1. Balfour Street 3.8. McDonald Road 4.7. ... This is a route-map template for Edinburgh Trams, a Scottish tramway.
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.
Bernard Street was a stop on Leith's electric tram line from 1905 until 1955 [1] With the completion of the Edinburgh Trams light rail line extension to Newhaven in 2023, a new tram stop opened at the junction of Bernard Street and Constitution Street. The decision was made to name the stop The Shore due to the area's close proximity.
A multi-modal ticketing system for south-east Scotland [32] Operational Edinburgh Fastlink A guided bus system in the west of the city, opened in 2004 and closed in 2009 to be replaced with the Edinburgh Trams line. Closed Edinburgh Airport Rail Link (EARL) Rail link connecting Edinburgh Airport with the main ScotRail network [33] Cancelled
In 1909, Leith Corporation ran trams from Leith to Granton. They were joined in 1923 by trams from the Edinburgh Corporation, resulting at one point, having seven tram routes to the area: four from Leith via Lower Granton Road (services 2, 14, 16 and 17); three via Granton Road (services 8, 9 and 13). Trams to Granton were withdrawn in stages ...
Ocean Terminal has a stop on the Edinburgh Trams light rail route, which opened with the Newhaven line extension in June 2023. Services run to Newhaven and to the City Centre and Edinburgh Airport. Ocean Terminal tram stop is an island platform located at the main entrance plaza.
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