Date: 02/05/2014

Edinburgh's new trams will carry their first paying passengers on Saturday 31 May. The first service will leave the Gyle shopping centre, bound for the city centre, at 05:00. The controversial project has seen the construction of a line from Edinburgh Airport to York Place, costing £776m

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Edinburgh's new trams will carry their first paying passengers on Saturday 31 May, leaving the Gyle shopping centre at 05:00.

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Location: Princes Street [Tram]
Company: Edinburgh Trams
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Company: Edinburgh Trams
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Company: Edinburgh Trams
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