Taken 14/10/12: To enlarge on the above, the following is from Wikipedia, with some additional comments from me inside square brackets:
"Edinburgh has been without a tram system since 16 November 1956. Following parliamentary approval in 2007, construction began on a new Edinburgh tram line in early 2008. The first stage of the project was originally expected to be operational by July 2011, but, following delays, controversies and cost increases, is unlikely to be working before 2014. [Rightly or wrongly I was told more than once whilst in Edinburgh that the SNP opposed the project, but then refused to cancel the project when they had the chance.] The first phase will see trams running from Edinburgh Airport in the west of the city to York Place in the city centre. [Which is ironic given that the airport bus service from the airport into the City Centre is the best I've ever used.] Plans exist to extend the line down Leith Walk to Ocean Terminal and Newhaven, but have been postponed due to cost. If fully realised, the project will see trams run from Haymarket through Ravelston and Craigleith to Granton on the waterfront. Future proposals include a line going west from the airport to Ratho and Newbridge, and a line running along the length of the waterfront
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Taken 14/10/12: The trams currently stabled out by the airport should be running along West Maitland Street in 2014.
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Taken 14/10/12: Haymarket Station probably doesn't look its best on a rainy day when surrounded by construction work, but it is my favourite Edinburgh station.
The station opened in 1842 as the original terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, before the line was extended in 1846 through the Haymarket tunnels and Princes Street Gardens to Waverley station.
The station's name is simply 'Haymarket', rather than the designation of 'Edinburgh Haymarket' that is used in some timetables.
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