RAILSCOT | Edinburgh tram inquiry cost rises to nearly £12m after not finishing when expected [Scotsman]

Edinburgh tram inquiry cost rises to nearly £12m after not finishing when expected [Scotsman]

Date: 28/01/2021

Scottish Government funding for the long-running inquiry into the Edinburgh tram line fiasco is to be increased because it had been expected to have finished by now.

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Edinburgh tram inquiry cost rises to nearly £12m after not finishing when expected

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Scottish Government funding for the long-running inquiry into the Edinburgh tram line fiasco is to be increased because it had been expected to have finished by now.

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An Airport bound Edinburgh tram at the east end of Princes Street during a test run on 11 April 2014 - complete with familiar backdrop.
Location: Princes Street [Tram]
Company: Edinburgh Trams
11/04/2014 John Furnevel

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Edinburgh tram inquiry cost rises to nearly £12m after not finishing when expected [Scotsman]

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