Councillors to discuss ambitious plans to extend Edinburgh Trams to Fife [Scotsman]





Date: 26/09/2020

Radical proposals to extend Edinburgh^s trams over the Firth of Forth and into Fife have been drafted up as part of an infrastructure ^wish list^ for the Fife region.


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Councillors to discuss ambitious plans to extend Edinburgh Trams to Fife

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Radical proposals to extend Edinburghs trams over the Firth of Forth and into Fife have been drafted up as part of an infrastructure wish list for the Fife region.

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