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Up to 5,000 homes to be built on Edinburgh green belt because of trams

THOUSANDS of homes are set to be built on greenbelt land as a direct result of the Edinburgh trams system. Around 5,000 new homes will...

‘Ghost trams’ will haunt Princes Street for six months amid safety tests

COMMUTERS will have to watch empty trams trundle along Princes Street for six months as exhaustive safety checks are carried out. The “ghost trams” are...

Legionella found in Edinburgh trams cleaning equipment

DEADLY legionella bacteria were discovered at the depot for the Edinburgh trams – just three months after an outbreak that killed three men. In June...

Cars jam in tram ‘sham’

TRAM works have caused yet more chaos for Edinburgh commuters after four lanes of city centre traffic were reduced to one. Huge traffic jams built...

Taxpayers could foot the bill if trams prove a financial flop

SCOTTISH taxpayers will pick up the tab if the capital’s controversial trams scheme proves a financial flop. Under new proposals, Edinburgh Council will pay trams...

‘Tramsformer’ – the robot that’s tearing through Edinburgh

A PICTURE of a giant robot blowing up the Edinburgh trams is so popular even workers on the troubled project are snapping them up. Giant...

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