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  2. Leith Corporation Tramways - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Edinburgh Corporation Tramways - Wikipedia

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    Tram cable pulley unit at the Henderson Row depot in Stockbridge (now an insurance company office) Until 1920 Leith was a separate burgh, with its own municipal tram system. The Leith system was electrified, whereas the Edinburgh system used cable haulage (as still used by the San Francisco cable car system and the Great Orme Tramway in Wales ...

  4. Trams in Edinburgh - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. 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.

  6. Template:Edinburgh Trams - Wikipedia

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    This is a route-map template for Edinburgh Trams, a Scottish tramway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.

  7. CAF Urbos 3 (Edinburgh) - Wikipedia

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    The Edinburgh trams are bi-directional, 42.8 metres (140 ft 5 in) long [1] [6] and built with 100% low-floor access to meet UK Rail Vehicle Access Regulations for disabled people. Passenger capacity is 250 – 78 seated, 170 standing and 2 wheelchair spaces [1] – and the trams will be fitted with CCTV. [7] [5] Sideways view of a tram

  8. 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.

  9. Granton, Edinburgh - Wikipedia

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    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 ...