RAILSCOT | First tracks in the ground for Trams to Newhaven project [Edinburgh Trams]

First tracks in the ground for Trams to Newhaven project [Edinburgh Trams]

Date: 19/11/2020

Newly-laid tracks for Trams to Newhaven project. Work to construct the Trams to Newhaven route is well underway, with the first tracks being laid in Leith. Contractors have begun constructing the 2.91 mile line and are currently working on the sections next to Ocean Terminal and in Tower Street, Leith.

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Work to construct the Trams to Newhaven route is well underway, with the first tracks being laid in Leith.

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