New Tram System in Edinburgh. TalentScotland: Living and Working in Scotland

www.talentscotland.com: The city of Edinburgh is currently installing a tram line which will run for around 11 miles from the east end of the city through the central shopping area, before ending at Edinburgh Airport. This line is due to open in 2011. Visit www.talentscotland.com to find out more about living and working in Scotland.

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[OhFishyFish]

@weestuburns, Happy to share

1. Lack of green wave coordinated lights, so on many long streets you get red light every 50 yards.

2. Traffic islands right next to bus stops, so cars get stuck behind buses (Newington for i.e.)

3. Loading bays few yards from traffic ligts (South Bridge i.e.)

4. Bus timing - 2 or 3 at the same time, then nothing for half an hour (37/47 route i.e. )

5. Cycling paths in city centre are a joke - end misteriously, collide with parking bays etc.

Need more?

[weestuburns]

@OhFishyFish The fact you've only been here a few years has nothing to do with having an opinion. Care to share how "Edinburgh transport fails in may ways?"

[OhFishyFish]

@weestuburns I moved to this country and Edinburgh few years ago, so I can assure you that my point of view is a bit wider than Princes Street shops. Edinburgh transport fails in many areas and setting up tram line won't change it.

[weestuburns]

@OhFishyFish Boring, narrow minded and generic. Any more quotes from the EEN up your sleeve? Yawn.

[OhFishyFish]

@weestuburns 1 line out of 3 planned, already over budget and behind schedule, busieness going belly-up in Leith thanks to the roadworks, traffic nightmare, and all this to have tram runnig on the same line as several buses.

Great idea indeed.

[weestuburns]

@SteamboatWilley Yawn

[weestuburns]

@OhFishyFish Not really.

[OhFishyFish]

@weestuburns I love your irony.

[SteamboatWilley]

@ScotmanUK2000 Ha, ha. I like how the video shows a tram leaving the ocean terminal on the line section that isn't now going to be built. Why did this lot get the contract? They don't seem capable of organising a piss-up in a brewery.

[zeljkothegreekserb]

Belgrade is getting this trams this spring,starting from may 6.th i think,its awesome cause most of the trams are around 20 years old and these aren't even finished really so they are ultra fresh from the factory,can't wait to see them in Belgrade!