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More than 22 tram journeys have experienced disruption since the new line to Newhaven opened on June 7.
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The highly-anticipated link officially opened at 12pm on Wednesday, June 7, following years of construction, but punters were pictured in queues to get on to the first tram to travel on the new route.
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The extended line will welcome its first passengers on June 7, with the first official service running at noon.
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We're delighted to see the return today of tram services in Edinburgh to Leith and Newhaven. The completion of the original 'Line 1' from the Airport to Newhaven must now ...
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A time-lapse video shows the line to Newhaven, which has been under construction since November 2019.
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Edinburgh Live went down for a sneak peek of the new tram line and decided to have a Top Gear-style race to see which was faster - the bus or the tram.
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Project cost city £1bn and 12 years of disruption after multiple delays and legal battles. It was described by one bruised official as hell on wheels but finally, a decade later than planned, Edinburgh's tram line has been finished. From midday on Wednesday, the full 18.5km (11.5 mile) line will be fully opened, taking passengers from the old port of Newhaven, through Leith and central Edinburgh and on to its international airport.
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The three-mile extension, from the city centre to Leith and Newhaven, will start carrying passengers this week.
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Passengers will be hopping on tram services to Newhaven and back very soon with the tram extension just days away, though one test tram ended up stuck on Constitution Street on Thursday after being blocked by a van.
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Edinburgh trams will soon travel to Newhaven after the start date was announced for the latest route.
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Leith Walk has opened up to two-way traffic after undergoing three years of work as the trams to Newhaven project transformed the roads. However with new road markings and tram lanes, some drivers are left confused.
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There is varied opinions about the trams and especially in the Leith Walk as many residents have criticised the cost, time spent and the disruption that the trams have supposedly caused to the area.
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Leith Walk will be closing again just one month after roads were open in both directions. This comes after three years of disruption as tram lines were being installed in the area.
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They were a well-established part of the Edinburghs transport network until being scrapped in 1956, but the chaos over their reintroduction nine years ago threatened the entire project. In stark contrast, building the tram line extension to Newhaven is nearing completion without any major hitch, with tram testing underway since Monday. It suggests the still-incomplete tram inquiry could become a £13 million irrelevance.
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'Ghost' trams will tonight begin running up and down Leith Walk in Edinburgh to test out the brand-new extension to the network before its official opening. As part of the first stage of testing and commissioning, empty trams will drive at walking pace along small sections of the new route during evening and night shifts to minimise disruption to traffic. Official marshals will be in place to ensure the trials go to plan. The tests are expected to start from about 8pm from Picardy Place.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Leith Walk Newhaven Extension  Picardy Place [Tram]: In order to connect the Newhaven extension to the existing overhead power supply, services beyond West End were suspended from 13 to 19 February 2023. This view looking east at Picardy Place stop on 1 ... |
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Leith Walk will be closing again just days after the roads were open in both directions. This comes after three years of disruption as tram lines were being installed in the area.
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It has been revealed that the £207 million extension will now be operational by June 21.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven Extension  Newhaven [Tram]: Former tram crews' convenience at Newhaven terminus, photographed on 31 Oct 2009 |
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Plea to Edinburgh council for parking and loading bays. [See also item of the 6th.]
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Relieved businesses and residents of Leith are eagerly anticipating the end of the tram works as streets begin to fully reopen after more than three years of construction.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven Extension  Balfour Street [Tram]: The extension of the trams to Newhaven is adding nearly three miles of route to the Edinburgh system. This photo shows a crossover in place on Leith Walk by the new Balfour Street stop on 15th Septemb ...  Newhaven [Tram]: Work continuing in June 2022 to link the Newhaven terminus with Ocean Terminal.
 Constitution Street [Tram]: Looking south along Constitution Street, Leith, at excavation work for the Newhaven extension to the Edinburgh Trams route, on 23 December. |
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All tram track, overhead line poles and communications and power ducting have been installed and the final section at Picardy Place is being installed over the next two weeks.
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Ahead of passenger services beginning next spring, the last section of rail has been laid at Picardy Place.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven Extension Picardy Place  Picardy Place [Tram]: Picardy Place stop taking shape, looking towards the end of the active line at York Place on 7th September 2022.
 Newhaven [Tram]: Looking towards Newhaven terminus, over the former Leith North station throat, on 9 December 2022. |
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The Trams to Newhaven project, which runs through Leith Walk and Broughton Street, has caused traffic, bus diversions and community frustrations in the local area.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven Extension  Balfour Street [Tram]: A crossover being assembled near the Balfour Street stop. View north along Leith Walk on 11th September 2021.
 Ocean Terminal [Tram]: Looking north from the under construction Ocean Terminal tram stop, on 14th May 2021, with the shopping centre on the left and docks in the distance.
 Constitution Street [Tram]: Looking south along Constitution Street, with tram track being installed, on 6th December 2020. In the distance is Calton Hill, close to the present terminus of the tram line.
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The new technologically advanced simulator is hoped to bring new recruits up to speed with the soon to be opened tram line between Newhaven and the city centre.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven Extension Picardy Place [Tram]: Picardy Place stop taking shape, looking towards the end of the active line at York Place on 7th September 2022.
 Ocean Terminal [Tram]: Track installation is nearing completion on the gap between Ocean Terminal and the terminus at Newhaven (in the distance), seen here on 24 September 2022.
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Best-selling crime writer, James Oswald, has much to thank Edinburgh's tram works for, mainly the Constitution Street stretch down by South Leith Parish Church, which inspired his latest novel, All That Lives.
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Check out the amazing progress weve made on the ground by seeing it from the sky.
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As the Trams to Newhaven project marks the two-year point and remains on track for opening for revenue service in Spring 2023, were looking back over the progress made so far.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven Extension  Constitution Street [Tram]: Extension works for Edinburgh Trams on Constitution Street, Leith, looking north on 16th August 2021.  Newhaven [Tram]: Looking east from Newhaven tram stop on Lindsay Road on 16th July 2021. The track beyond will drop down to the level of the former Leith North station throat.
 Leith Walk: Sign of the times 'Leith Walk' November 2008. (No sign of rails yet ...) |
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The tram works is aiming to finish construction by 2022, and the service is aiming to recruit more workers to assist with ticketing before the work is scheduled to end.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven Extension  York Place [Tram]: Tram 275 approaches York Place terminus on 29th April 2021. This is to be superseded by the Picardy Place stop on the Newhaven extension. The stub on the left will be extended to form the double track ... Constitution Street [Tram]: Extension works for Edinburgh Trams on Constitution Street, Leith, looking north on 16th August 2021. |
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Different phases of the trams to Newhaven project will see the area on York Place and London Road undergo huge construction works as tracks are laid.
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Works will start from London Road to York Place on the Trams to Newhaven project in the next four weeks.
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Campaigners have slammed Edinburgh City Councils 'hopeless' designs for pavements along the tram lines on Leith Walk - after it emerged the paths are so narrow they dont meet the council's own minimum standards.
(Permalink) Edinburgh Trams Newhaven Extension  Foot of the Walk [Tram]: Looking north along Leith Walk on 3rd August 2021. Foot of the Walk stop will be beyond the major road junction in the distance. The abutments of the Caledonian Railway's New Leith Lines bridge change ... |
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Progress on building Edinburghs tram line extension to Newhaven could be slowed by a nationwide shortage of concrete and other materials, project chiefs have warned.
(Permalink) Concrete shortage Newhaven Extension  Balfour Street [Tram]: Pouring concrete near the new Balfour Street tram stop on 3rd August 2021. Looking south with the North British/Balmoral Hotel clock tower on the skyline. See recent news item regarding concrete short ... |
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The project has faced delays as a result of the pandemic, but has also seen expected costs rise due to underground utility work - an issue which plagued the initial tram project.
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At a recent presentation by the Trams to Newhaven team, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport were given the welcome message that lessons aplenty had been learned from the unfortunate early history of Edinburgh Trams, and without prejudice to Lord Hardie's eventual findings, these are reflected throughout the structure of the current project.
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