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  1. chdot
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    Only a truly connected Edinburgh will be able to meet the challenges of the future Edinburgh is changing at a rapid pace. We’re the fastest growing city in Scotland, at twice the rate of Glasgow, in the fastest growing region in the country.

    This trend represents significant opportunities in terms of economic growth, investment and jobs but also places increasing pressure on our communities, and on the city’s transport infrastructure. We’re also facing into the climate, nature, and housing emergencies, alongside the urgent need to tackle poverty and improve the life chances of people living in the poorest areas of our city.

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    (Good argument for http://www.Powderhall.Link…)

    https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/fast-growing-edinburgh-stands-at-a-crossroads-and-its-trams-are-key-8751466?v%3D

    Posted 2 weeks ago #

  2. chdot
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    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-trams-boss-received-excessive-ps370000-pay-off-council-chiefs-call-for-immediate-investigation-8758797

    Posted 1 week ago #

  3. Yodhrin
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    Oh forgot to mention, I emailed Spokes about the ebikes on trams thing, apparently they have set a meeting with ET to discuss it and see what the heck is going on. If anyone else has been impacted or knows someone who has, it may help to also email Spokes and let them know your situation as well to give them more ammo?

    Posted 1 week ago #

  4. chdot
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    Elph

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    Among his many community and social projects, Brian worked with North Edinburgh Arts in Muirhouse, Lothian Cat Rescue and a project to brighten the city during tram construction works. His small mural ‘The Fairy Boy of Leith’ on Leith Walk was inspired by a 17th century folk tales of a young child believed to have second sight, who would commune with elves on Calton Hill by night. Brian continued to make long ‘joiner’ pieces beside the Newhaven tram tracks up until very recently with Many Style Crew members.

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    https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/26233111.talented-street-artist-huge-heart-dies-aged-48/

    https://archive.ph/nw0qE

    Posted 5 days ago #

  5. Tulyar
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    @yodhrin as with the rampant abuse of e-mopeds through the unregulated commercial use of public roads with illegally 'employed' gig workers where the principals (Just Eat etc) fail to keep records
    We also fail miserably with trading standards (Edinburgh Council) failing to regulate the sale of illegal (for road use) and dangerous (wiring & control circuits) battery powered vehicles
    The Dutch, at government level have impounded container-loads of dangerous battery powered machines, and the local councils closed down retailers selling these machines
    In the UK all electric MOPEDS should be sold with a form V5 to register these as motor vehicles & ensure the legal criteria are delivered at the point of sale
    Eliminating the sale of dangerous lithium ion battery powered kit should reduce the fire risk through eliminating the high risk of short circuits & cell failures in these batteries with bad & cheap circuits
    The Union Street fire in Glasgow also highlighted a serious hole in legislation for storage of lithium battery equipment which needs the same levels of fire containment as flammable products like organic solvents & gas cylinders etc
    A wake-up call which is being ignored?

    Posted 23 hours ago #

  6. Tulyar
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    @chdot Lee Harrison seems to have jumped from the frying pan into the fire with his move to replace Jane Cole - wife of Barry Cole who was a railway manager covering the WCML routes in Lancashire & other transport projects, as his move to Blackpool Trams landed at the same time as their heritage tram base (the old Rigby Road depot was condemned, and then the wheel condition for their new Flexcity tram fleet was given a safety close-down order by ORR, due to the raised risks of derailments with worn tyres
    Blackpools trams are Alsthom - Edinburghs are CAF but I've noted some internal rows concerning the tyre wear & thus risks of flange climbing & derailments
    All this is somewhat technical & would relate to operating trams on railway tracks, where pointwork & other detail requires certain adaptations. Happy to discuss off CCE forum with engineers, as I've been building railways & tram tracks since 1968 (when I was building a new railway as a volunteer in N Wales, alongside John Grimshaw, before he started building cycle routes!

    Posted 22 hours ago #

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