Date: 30/05/2014

Trams are returning to Edinburgh's streets for the first time in almost 50 years. However, in the decade since the first money was allocated to the project, the price has doubled, the network has halved and it has taken twice as long to build as was first thought.

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Going off the rails: The Edinburgh trams saga

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Trams are returning to Edinburgh's streets for the first time in almost 50 years.

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Welcome indeed... the total takeover of Edinburgh's Princes Street by the tram works seems almost complete in this view from the west end on 7 April 2009. The Castle has, of course, seen it all before.
Location: Princes Street [Tram]
Company: Edinburgh Trams
07/04/2009 John Furnevel

Edinburgh Trams progress. Pouring cement on Princes Street, 18 August 2009.
Location: Princes Street [Tram]
Company: Edinburgh Trams
18/08/2009 Bill Roberton

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