Tag: trams

Council to spend thousands shipping surplus trams to Scotland

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - October 24, 2011

COUNCIL bosses are to spend £110,000 on shipping a fleet of trams they no longer need from Spain to Edinburgh. And the ten redundant trams...

Edinburgh Trams delivered almost two hours late

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - October 17, 2011

By Kane Mumford THE FIRST of a fleet of trams being delivered for the beleaguered Edinburgh tram project was almost two hours late today. The vehicle...

Tram bosses spend thousands remaking film to boost project

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - October 16, 2011

TRAM bosses spent tens of thousands of pounds on a minutes-long film promoting the controversial project – only to pay even more to have...

Trams ready to roll – all of 500 metres

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - October 11, 2011

EDINBURGH’S beleaguered trams are set to roll on the city’s streets by December – but will travel less than 500 metres. And passengers will not...

Trams chiefs to hand back millions in funding

Business

Deadline News Journalist - August 29, 2011

By Kirsty Topping TRAM chiefs could be forced to hand back millions of pounds to businesses who will no longer benefit from the line. Companies which...

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer blasts Edinburgh tram loan plans

Scottish News

Anna Gault - August 24, 2011

By Kevin Duguid ALISTAIR Darling has branded Edinburgh City Council's plans to borrow £231m to extend the city’s tram route as “absolute madness”. The former Chancellor...

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