CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » General Edinburgh

Tram latest

(2216 posts)

Tags:


1…7374

  1. bakky
    Member

    The Trams Granton to the Edinburgh BioQuarter and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Beyond consultation for the expansion of the tram network will begin later this month.

    The City of Edinburgh Council will be seeking views on the proposed new tram routes from Granton in the north of the city to Edinburgh BioQuarter and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and beyond into the region.

    The consultation will start on Monday 25 August 2025 and run for 12 weeks, finishing on Monday 17 November 2025. It will be hosted on the Council’s Consultation Hub.

    This consultation will inform the development of a Strategic Business Case (SBC) for the expansion which will then be presented to the Transport and Environment Committee in 2026.

    Further information, including details of public events, will be issued in due course.

    'Naming things is hard' strikes again.

    Trams: Granton to BioQuarter

    Wait, we might extend to Musselburgh!

    Trams: Granton to Bioquarter and Beyond

    Hold on, nobody knows where or what the Bioquarter is!

    Trams Granton to the Edinburgh BioQuarter and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Beyond

    I'm just salty they didn't take on my suggestion of 2 Trams 2 Furious

    Posted 3 months ago #

  2. SRD
    Moderator

    Also seen today, 'reminder' from Edinburgh Trams that they won't be accepting cycles during festival season.

    Last week my 14yo somewhat randomly met up with a pal in Dalry, said they were going to 'cycle around saughton park'.

    Somewhat unsurprisingly, they ended up going down the WoL and exploring various places. Eventually ended up in Granton and then took the tram home (they had young scot cards, but no one asked to see them!).

    Nice that they have the freedom/infra/govt support to do that.

    Posted 3 months ago #

  3. chdot
    Admin

    “

    A 12-week public consultation on Edinburgh's proposed North-South tramline will be launched on August 25.

    “

    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-trams-consultation-to-help-decide-route-of-north-south-tramline-will-launch-on-august-25-5257431

    Posted 3 months ago #

  4. chdot
    Admin

    https://archive.ph/2025.08.09-075753/https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/summerlee-museum-scotlands-only-heritage-tram-line-halted-for-2-years-as-job-unable-to-be-filled-5263489

    Posted 3 months ago #

  5. chdot
    Admin

    https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/tram-consultation-goes-live-today/

    Posted 2 months ago #

  6. chdot
    Admin

    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-north-south-tramline-all-the-new-tram-stops-along-the-route-from-granton-to-royal-infirmary-and-bioquarter-5308850

    Posted 2 months ago #

  7. chdot
    Admin

    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-north-south-tramline-row-as-transport-convener-fails-to-attend-public-meeting-5351669

    Posted 1 month ago #

  8. spytfyre
    Member

    I wanted to go to that meeting
    And the one about south edinburgh railways
    but they were clashed
    and I didn't get out the flat because exhaustion beat me

    Posted 1 month ago #

  9. chdot
    Admin

    “

    By Councillor Kumar for answer by the Convener of the Transport and Environment Committee a meeting of the Council on 30 October 2025

    At a local community council meeting in Newington/Southside Ward, a member raised concerns that a consultation event on trams was very poorly organised and failed to maximise public information and engagement with local residents.

    Given the significance of this project and its direct impact on communities along the proposed route, can the Convener clarify the following: What specific feedback – positive or negative – has been received regarding the organisation and delivery of the tram consultation events?

    “

    https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s89588/Item%2010.23%20-%20By%20Councillor%20Kumar%20-%20Tram%20Consultation%20Event%20-%20Southside.pdf

    Posted 3 weeks ago #

  10. chdot
    Admin

    “

    While the council would be expected to provide some funding for the project, it will not become a reality without huge levels of investment from the Scottish Government. "You will not be able to build that at scale otherwise,” City of Edinburgh Council chief executive Paul Lawrence told The Herald earlier this year.

    “

    https://archive.ph/2025.11.10-065325/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25601519.edinburgh-trams-2bn-expansion-new-routes-costs/

    Posted 1 week ago #

  11. chdot
    Admin

    My bold

    “
    Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH) has serious and significant concerns about the impacts of the proposed tram project on major heritage structures within the World Heritage Site. In particular, given the evidence that is available at this time, we do not support the use of South Bridge as a route option due to the potentially serious implications and damage to this Category A-listed Georgian “megastructure”, which is one of the most important attributes of the World Heritage Site. This and other concerns on impacts to the Site’s Outstanding Universal Value (the characteristics, receptors and qualities underpinning Edinburgh’s inscription as a World Heritage Site)

    “

    https://ewh.org.uk/our-comments-on-the-north-south-tram-extension/?ref=edinburghminute.com

    Posted 1 week ago #

  12. bakky
    Member

    Do they have a point here? I’m not a bridge engineer but I’d be pretty surprised if there had been no consideration of tram load, vibration and other engineering concerns by the folks both employed and consulting CEC before this alignment was put to the public…

    Posted 1 week ago #

  13. chdot
    Admin

    “Do they have a point here?“

    Certainly my belief/assumption is that rails spread weigh effectively meaning less weight impact on the road and below.

    I’m sure that any trench digging (like Leith Walk) to ‘move services’ would be more challenging - but again, ‘must have been thought about’.

    Though as most people probably don’t really think about SB being a bridge, maybe…

    Posted 1 week ago #

  14. gembo
    Member

    I wouldnt book on any time soon

    Posted 1 week ago #

  15. MediumDave
    Member

    Lol what?

    There were literally trams running on the South Bridge up until the 1950s

    Posted 1 week ago #

  16. gembo
    Member

    South bridge is falling down due to motor traffic

    Posted 1 week ago #

  17. chdot
    Admin

    “

    Edinburgh council officials have been in discussion with advisers from the UK Government's National Wealth Fund over funding for the Capital's latest tram plans.

    “

    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-north-south-tramline-council-in-discussion-with-national-wealth-fund-on-finance-5399980

    Posted 1 week ago #

  18. bakky
    Member

    Advice urgently sought; do I tell readers of yonder digest that will be published in the wee hours of Monday that they can still respond to the tram consult? Does closes 17th November mean midnight on the 17th? Is time real? Thanks for any light and / or physics insight you can shed

    Posted 6 days ago #

  19. chdot
    Admin

    “

    Closes 17 Nov 2025

    “

    https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/tram-north-south/

    Pretty sure Tinternet made midnight ‘normal’.

    (Previously ‘end of working day’ common)

    Posted 6 days ago #

  20. bakky
    Member

    Cheers - the Spokesfolks seem to reckon so also. Think I recall the same from a previous consultation.

    Posted 6 days ago #

  21. chdot
    Admin

    “

    The deadline for people to give their views is midnight on Monday, November 17.

    Transport convener Stephen Jenkinson has welcomed the scale of the response and believes it could be a record. "It's certainly heading towards it," he said.

    “

    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-north-south-tramline-over-7000-responses-to-public-consultation-5403590

    Posted 6 days ago #

  22. chdot
    Admin

    “

    The city council is seeking a record £222m compensation from the leading global law firm who advised it on the building of the city’s tram line, the Edinburgh Inquirer can reveal.

    “

    https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/city-serves-tram-lawyers-with-biggest

    Posted 6 days ago #

  23. bakky
    Member

    I don't look forward to the anti-tram voices in the city adding '£222m compensation' to their litany of unrelated facts rolled out to back up not building further lines.

    Posted 6 days ago #

  24. chdot
    Admin

    Yeah but (if CEC ‘wins’ any of it) it would be money in - though not enough to build more line(s)

    If CEC gets any money, will SG ask for some of it?

    Certainly I’m sure people interested in housing, education, potholes etc will expect some ‘compensation’ for past budget cuts.

    Posted 6 days ago #

  25. chdot
    Admin

    http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=60950&ref=edinburghminute.com

    Posted 4 days ago #

  26. chdot
    Admin

    https://archive.ph/2025.11.19-200222/https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/edinburgh-north-south-tram-line-plans-trigger-mammoth-11425-responses-as-consultation-closes-5409613

    Posted 3 days ago #

RSS feed for this topic

1…7374

Reply

You must log in to post.


Video embedded using Easy Video Embed plugin