Trams in trouble: the week that was

Edinburgh city councillors approve an opposition Labour move to truncate the tram line at Haymarket, rather than St Andrew Square in the city centre as the council had proposed

Traders on the tram route condemn the council decision as “scandalous”

Leading councillors say another meeting may have to be called amid claims that hidden costs would see the £700m price tag of the Haymarket option soar

First Minister Alex Salmond says there should be a public inquiry “once there is greater clarity about the direction of the project”

The city council orders a special meeting to review its decision as it emerges the Haymarket option would cost an extra £30m. Council leader Jenny Dawe flies to Germany for crisis talks with tram line contractors. She says she is “staggered” by the level of public outrage over the decision to halt the tram line at Haymarket

Ministers suspend the remaining £72m of their £500m tram funding because the Haymarket option would be a “fundamental change” to the project

The city council’s SNP group, which abstained on the Haymarket vote, agrees to back the tram line to St Andrew Square

Labour councillors fear the £776m cost of the St Andrew Square option could rise because more underground pipes and cables will have to be moved from the route in Shandwick Place

The city council votes to scrap the Haymarket option and press head instead with building the line to St Andrew Square