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Latest on Edinburgh trams »

The tram at Princes Street

The Edinburgh City trams project took another U-turn last week, after The City of Edinburgh Council voted to extend the project as far as St Andrews Square, in the centre of the New Town. The decision reverses the previous plan to provide an abridged ...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

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 »

Lothian buses to merge with tram project »

Lothian Buses

Edinburgh’s reputable bus firm has announced that it will merge with the problematic tram project to create an integrated public transport network. Tram bosses have announced the integration of the tram firm TIE and Lothian Buses to create Trans...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Alex Thompson | Read more »

Trams: The story so far »

Edinburgh Tram

•The Edinburgh tramline is to run between the airport and Newhaven, a route of 18.5 kilometres. •Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) is managing the project on behalf of the City Council, the contractor is German company Bilfinge...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

Edinburgh tram line extension proposed »

Trams

Further extensions to the Edinburgh tram line has been suggested by a tram boss in recent weeks. The plans would see a fourth extension of the primary tram line via London Road to eastern parts of the city. Meanwhile, the complete line might not be op...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 by Aleksandra Jurczak | Read more »

Hotel development could dodge £250,000 in tram fees »

Edinburgh Council has postponed its decision on whether to discount the levy of the planned Shrub Place development. The proposed 121-bedroom aparthotel in the Leith Walk area received attention last week after it was revealed the developer may receiv...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Amy Sutherland | Read more »

Is Edinburgh the best city in Britain to live in? »

Princes Street

Despite the gloom created over the capital's gaffe-prone Tram construction and the seemingly never ending commentary on the cities economic woes, residents have been reminded off the cities world class attributes after Edinburgh's status as one of the ...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Beseiged tram company bids for Forth bridge contract »

Forth Bridge

An Edinburgh MSP has expressed concern over news that Bilfinger Berger, the contractor in charge of the city centre tram works, has lodged a bid to build the new Forth crossing. The German company charged with building the tram network has been at the...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Corinne Redfern | Read more »

Tram plans fall off track (again) »

Trams

Edinburgh's tram network is facing new turmoil after it was announced that another major component of the project has had to be shelved due to the economic downturn hitting council budgets. The £87m “spur line” from the main tram rou...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 | Read more »

Edinburgh Trams back on track after last minute negotiation breakthrough »

Tram model

Work has finally begun on the Princes Street phase of the capital’s tram network after project bosses and construction chiefs came to an agreement to end their month-long stand-off over costs. Work had been due to start on the latest stage of th...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Council hopeful despite tram fallout  »

Tramwork

Officials at Edinburgh City Council have remained optimistic over the capital’s tram project, despite the ongoing fallout between project managers and contractors and calls for the auditor general to intervene. Work on the Princes Street phase o...

Mon 09 Mar 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Trams face further delay after contractor fall out »

Tramwork

Edinburgh's tram project suffered a major setback last week following the announcement that the start of infrastructure work on Princes Street would be delayed after a fall-out between tram bosses and contractors. City leaders and Transports Initiativ...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Third pedestrian struck by Lothian bus »

Lothian Buses

An 84-year old man was struck by a bus on Princes Street last Friday; the third pedestrian accident in the last fortnight. Police said that he looked one way, but didn't check the opposite direction for diverted traffic. Due to tram works, the street...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Neil van Beinum | Read more »

Tram chiefs calm about Princes Street closure »

Princes Street, including the pavement running alongside Princes Street Gardens, is to be closed between South St David Street and South Charlotte Street from Saturday 21 February. Buses and taxis will be diverted along George Street, in a repeat of a...

Wed 04 Feb 2009 by Philippa Russell | Read more »

New year, same trams »

Tramwork

“Le soir à Bruxelles, les étincelles des trams se voient de loin,” crooned Belgian chanssoneur Jacques Brel. The Gallic romance that clings to Mr Brel’s preferred form of public transport could not be more foreign to Edi...

Mon 12 Jan 2009 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Edinburgh tram boss resigns »

Trams

The resignation of Transport Initiative Edinburgh’s (TIE) executive chairman, Willie Gallagher, has prompted rumours that mounting pressure and criticism of his handling of the city tram project has led to the transport boss calling it a day. On...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Lidija Liegis | Read more »

Tram works cause more delays for city centre motorists »

Tram bosses have played down the likelihood of significant delays in the centre of Edinburgh as the latest phase of the Edinburgh Tram network preparation gets underway.Many motorists have expressed fear of lengthy tailbacks as work begins on the busy ...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

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