Date: 05/06/2014

Edinburgh's troubled tram project will be investigated by a judge-led inquiry, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has announced. The Scottish capital's trams began running on Saturday, after six years of disruption and cost increases. Mr Salmond cited "considerable public concern" over the £776m project, which he said had disrupted homes and businesses in Edinburgh.

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Edinburgh's troubled tram project will be investigated by a judge-led inquiry, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond announces.

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Sign of the times 'Leith Walk' November 2008. (No sign of rails yet ...)
Location: Leith Walk [Tram]
Company: Edinburgh Trams
06/11/2008 Bill Roberton

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Location: Edinburgh Gateway
Company: Forth Bridge Connecting Lines (North British Railway)
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Looking towards Shandwick Place from the west end of Princes Street on 22 June 2012, showing a cast concrete base now in place running from the end of the in situ eastbound tram track.
Location: Princes Street [Tram]
Company: Edinburgh Trams
22/06/2012 David Pesterfield