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TIE incur more charges from tram contractors »

The Tram firm Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) face further legal action after contractors BSC requested an extra £3m for the work they completed in 2009. The Tram contractor BSC, which includes Bilfinger Berger, tram vehicle manufacturer C...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Alex Thompson | Read more »

More money demanded for tramline »

The cost of the already over-budget tram project is rising once again as land developers demand more payment for the land they are giving up. After the Edinburgh City Council forced through compulsory purchase orders for land along the route of the tr...

Wed 24 Nov 2010 by Alex Thompson | Read more »

Edinburgh restaurant attacks council over trams »

Edinburgh Tram

A West End restaurant has introduced a new 'Pothole Pizza' to signify the damages caused by the Edinburgh Tram Project to local businesses. La Piazza was recently recognised for creating statement pizzas called the 'Pothole Pizza', the 'Leith Walk Sic...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Melissa Wong | Read more »

MSP claims trams cost could top £750 million »

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Lothian MSP Shirley Anne Somerville has demanded answers from Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) following claims that the cost of the project exceed the original budget by £250m and take two years longer than planned. However, claims that th...

Thu 15 Oct 2009 by John Hislop | Read more »

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