Date: 13/12/2011

AFTER years of delays, disputes and rising costs, trams finally began rolling along the tracks in Edinburgh last night for the first time. However, unfortunately for the capital's long-suffering residents, it was only a trial run. The trams were tested behind closed doors in what has been hailed by the city's transport convener as a 'welcome boost' for the crisis-riddled project.

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However, unfortunately for the capital's long-suffering residents, it was only a trial run.

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