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With works down on the Newhaven line extension still in progress, officials are set to put forward the proposals, which would see the tram operate on a north-south tram line.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Council Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway Edinburgh Trams Ferry Granton Kirkcaldy Newhaven Politics Proposals Princes Street [Tram]: Edinburgh trams 275 and 256 meet at the Princes Street stop on 23 September. Granton: A look 'ashore' along Granton Middle Pier where the wooden station was situated to the right of the newer brick building. Nowadays this is more of a quay than a pier as the West Harbour has been fille ... Newington [NBR]: A diverted Waverley - Queen Street service passing west through the site of Newington station on Sunday 2 April 2006 on its way round the 'sub' to join the E&G main line at Haymarket West Junction. |
Many of Edinburgh's neighbourhoods used to have their own railway station, but as the need to rail travel decreased, most of them are now lying abandoned or remain only as memories
(Permalink) Abbeyhill Edinburgh Princes Street Granton Gas Works Leith Central Leith Citadel Morningside [Edinburgh] Newhaven Leith Central: A gloomy Thursday lunchtime at the foot of Leith Walk in September 2006, with the old Leith Central station building looking abandoned and unwanted. Edinburgh Princes Street: On the south side of Rutland Street the former entrance to Edinburgh's Princes Street station still stands, complete with gates, in April 2009. The rear of the Caledonian Hotel still looks over the ar ... Abbeyhill: The remains of Abbeyhill station on 12 Feb 2007 looking south towards Abbeyhill Jct and the ECML with Waverley off to the right. |
Check out the amazing progress weve made on the ground by seeing it from the sky.
(Permalink) Aerial Drone Edinburgh Trams Newhaven |
To celebrate International Womens Day were learning more about the woman in charge of Trams to Newhaven.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams International Women's Day Newhaven |
The Trams to Newhaven work sites will shut down between Friday 18 December and Tuesday 5 January,
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven |
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.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven |
Watch our vlog with Luis, Lead Track Engineer.
We speak to Luis, our Infrastructure and Systems contractor SFNs Lead Rail Engineer, on how the team are currently preparing the rails in advance of track installation. Luis explains how the rails were shipped to the Port of Leith and why SFN prepare rails in this way. (Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven |
Trams to Newhaven final business case (FBC) updated to take into account the effect of COVID-19.
(Permalink) COVID-19 Edinburgh Trams Newhaven |