Depot switch better late than never

Published on Friday 16 December 2011 12:00

EDINBURGH’S trams project finally reached a milestone with the official handover of the Gogar depot to the city council – almost a year late.

The depot will be home to the entire tram fleet and will act as the network control centre when the service goes live in 2014.

The depot is fully electrified and testing has been taking place for the last week on five trams.

Council leader Jenny Dawe said: “There is now much more clarity surrounding the tram project, and I very much hope this continues as we move toward the final completion date of summer 2014.”

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Incandescent

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 12:43 PM

#5 eric?

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Jams

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 02:15 PM

Against which programme is the depot only a year late?? I thought the trams were supposed to be running by 2009?? Two years late and two years still to go before anyone can properly ride a tram - if their predictions are right this time.

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Hazelkaye

Monday, December 19, 2011 at 06:20 PM

Edinburgh Tram could recoup just a very small percentage of the cost by allowing conducted tours of the new Gogar depot and a wee hurl up and down the test track or around the train-set like depot track 'layout'! PS- Can I drive? Ding!

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Afredo Garcia

Monday, December 19, 2011 at 02:17 PM

Jolly: Just use your vote wisely in May

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regalzone

Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 09:35 AM

ex burgh Now Glasgow. Yes if we had light rail subway like Glasgow and largest suburban rail network outside london like Glasgow does.Which took best part of over 100yrs to build!Glasgows transport is for its citizens firstly.and Glasgow is sitting on a goldmine of disused tunnels and briges and rail lines that run through the heart of the city.The half a line in eburgh is how NOT to do it.

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Heston Veston

Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 09:31 PM

#1 - agreed, what a stupid expression - "clarity surrounding" the project.

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Jolly

Friday, December 16, 2011 at 08:07 PM

Anything to reduce traffic and pollution on busy Edinburgh roads is welcome! Give us more trams and a suburban railway and an underground system. We deserve it ALL. Someone should ask serious questions about competence of those in the City Chambers

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korky

Friday, December 16, 2011 at 03:40 PM

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Incandescent

Friday, December 16, 2011 at 12:28 PM

Isn't it considerably more than just a year late? And, Jenny, if there is "clarity", why is it "surrounding" the project?

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