Trams

The reports that the hugely unpopular Edinburgh trams project has caused the City Council to cut down some

Edinburgh's trams have been causing more upset, and not just with the forthcoming roadworks (see below).

More tram works are about to get underway in the city centre.

That well known and very popular satirical magazine, "Private Eye"  has given Edinburgh an award under its

Why has the City Council decided it must punish its citizens?

The trams depot at Gogar has officially been handed over to Edinburgh City Council.

Someone asked, can you write something positive and supportive about the Council, as it would look so much better?  Well we have tried to think of something but this is harder than it looks, p

Edinburgh City Council today reiterated that Edinburgh's trams will be rumbling through the city centre by the Summer 2014.

The latest tram works for the on-road route between Haymarket Station and St Andrew Square have been announced.

Edinburgh City Council - who have allegedly been short-listed for the title of the "the best UK Council" - managed to achieve the ultimate stroke of incompetence this evening, 7th Novembe

An interesting letter appeared in The Scotsman on 27th October:-

Finally, after the prolonged contractual dispute, things are moving again.

The sub-title of this lecture to the Royal Scottish Society of Arts was, "What the Edinburgh Tram fiasco teaches us about our attitudes to transpor

Alan Welsh, a highly experienced and respected engineer delivered a damning verdict on Edinburgh trams and the following is a quote from his letter, &qu

There are emerging news stories recently that intersect with the situation and events in Edinburgh surounding the Tram project; The object lesson Greece and Italy are providing in the dangers of&nb

Following yesterday's announcement that the Scottish Government will oversee the Edinburgh Trams project, today the Council announced that a new agreement had been forged with the Consortium (Bilfinger Berger, Siemens and CAF) contracted to provide the tramline from Edinburgh Airport to York Place.

The Scottish Government will help oversee the final delivery of the Edinburgh trams project it was announced today.

Months of tram works on Princes Street are due to begin soon, with traffic diversions being introduced over the coming weekend (17 and 18 September 2011).

It seems to be the way of things these days that whenever a mistake is made that can't be covered up effectively, the cry is inevitably quickly heard that it is "Time to move on."

Edinburgh Councillors decided today to embark on a high risk - high spend - high borrowing strategy, which will without doubt have an adverse effect on every citizen in the city. To borrow £231 million for a project is one thing, but to borrow this amount of money, which carries with it a £15.4 million annual pay-back requirement, at a time when the Council are simultaneously embarking on a series of cuts and cost saving measures simply defies any kind of logic.