Edinburgh Trams

EDINBURGH TRAM NETWORK 

and The First Generation Trams 

Page last updated 20th December 2015

DETAILS OF EDINBURGH TRAMS IN PRESERVATION

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FIRST GENERATION TRAMS ALONG THE PLANNED SECOND GENERATION TRAM NETWORK

In 1952 a programme commenced to replace the entire tramway fleet with motor buses. The first few cars were scrapped at Shrubhill. The last of the old trams ran in November 1956.

Following public consultation in 2003, plans for a new Tramway network for Edinburgh were agreed by the Scottish Parliament. Following approval and funding, preparation works commenced in 2007. The first prototype of the new tram arrived in Princes Street in 2010 and remained there until early 2011. The test track beside the Gogar Depot saw driver training in December 2011, celebrating the return of trams to Edinburgh.

Map of the Edinburgh Tram System covering 1922-1956. A larger version of this map is available in the photographs below.

FIRST GENERATION EDINBURGH TRAMS IN PRESERVATION 

Please have a look at our enthusiasts section for more details and photographs of these trams in preservation. 

Tram 23 has been restored in all its glory and is on show at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum in Lathalmond, Fife. The sides of this horse tram have been painted on either side showing both of the liveries that this tram would have carried during its working life on the streets of Edinburgh.  

Tram 35 is owned and on show at the National Tramway Museum, Crich, Derbyshire.*

Tram 226 is to be restored as a cable operated tram. It is currently believed to be stored at a Lothian Buses Garage in crates awaiting restoration. Funding for the restoration has been removed by Lothian Buses / Transport for Edinburgh.

* Ownership of Tram 35 was transfered to a museum in England with the support of a Scottish Tram Society (click here to see the correspondence)

For more details on the preserved trams please have a look at our enthusiast page.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FIRST GENERATION TRAMS ALONG THE PLANNED SECOND GENERATION NETWORK  

These are detailed below. No identifying details are on the photographic copies that I have purchased at various events. I do not know who the owner of the copyright is if any is. These images are in widespread circulation with a large number duplicated for sale at the time I purchased them. If you know the copyright holder details please advise and I will remove and then seek terms of use if available. 

Please click on any image to view it at a larger scale. You will then be able to navigate forwards and backwards between photos or see them as a slide show.

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1st v 2nd Generation Trams 

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1st v 2nd Generation Trams

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