Edinburgh Tram at the platform in St Andrew Square with sun shining in a clear blue sky

Edinburgh tram inquiry is scathing in its criticism

Report casts a shadow over Edinburgh Trams, with this one at the platform in St Andrew Square Edinburgh Trams

It may be a popular public transport corridor now, but there were failures every step of the way with Edinburgh’s rebirth of a tram service. Scrapped in the 1950s and partly rebuilt in the 2010s, Scotland’s tram project has been pilloried as a chaotic chimera of cost overruns, back-biting and incompetence. A nine-year inquiry has concluded with the publication of nearly one thousand pages of grim reading for anyone involved in the project.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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Edinburgh Tram at the platform in St Andrew Square with sun shining in a clear blue sky

Edinburgh tram inquiry is scathing in its criticism

Report casts a shadow over Edinburgh Trams, with this one at the platform in St Andrew Square Edinburgh Trams

It may be a popular public transport corridor now, but there were failures every step of the way with Edinburgh’s rebirth of a tram service. Scrapped in the 1950s and partly rebuilt in the 2010s, Scotland’s tram project has been pilloried as a chaotic chimera of cost overruns, back-biting and incompetence. A nine-year inquiry has concluded with the publication of nearly one thousand pages of grim reading for anyone involved in the project.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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