INSET: CENTRAL EDINBURGH
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ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS
| CA | Craigentinny Av. N. | LR | Lothian Rd. |
| GPO | General Post Office | WB | Waverley Bridge |
TRAM ROUTES
Operator: Edinburgh Corporation Tramways
| 1 | Corstorphine - Murrayfield - Haymarket - Princes St. - Waverley Stn. - Nicolson St. - Newington Stn. - Craigmillar Park - Liberton |
| 2 | Granton - Newhaven - Lindsay Rd. - Gt. Junction Rd. - Leith Walk - York Place - George St. - Haymarket - Dalry Rd. - Gorgie Rd. - Stenhouse |
| 3 | Stenhouse - Gorgie St. - Dalry Rd. - Haymarket - Princes St. - Waverley Stn. - Nicolson St. - Newington Stn. |
| 4 | Slateford - Slateford Rd. - Dalry Rd. - Haymarket - Princes St. - York Place - London Rd. - Piershill |
| 5 | Morningside Stn - Grange Rd. - Nicolson St. - Waverley Stn. - York Place - London Rd. - Piershill |
| 6 | GPO - Waverley Stn. - Nicolson St. - Grange Rd. - Melville Drive - Tollcross - Lothian Rd. - Princes St. - GPO [Circular route, both directions] |
| 7 | Newhaven - Stanley Rd. - Ferry Rd. - Gt. Junction Rd. - Leith Walk - York Place - Waverley Stn. - Nicolson St. - Newington Stn. - Craigmillar Park - Liberton |
| 8 | Granton - Granton Rd. - Inverleith Row - Broughton St. - York Place - Waverley Stn. - Nicolson St. - Newington Stn. |
| 9 | Granton - Granton Rd. - Inverleith Row - Broughton St. - York Place - Princes St. - Lothian Rd. - Tollcross - Gilmore Place - Colinton Rd. - Firrhill - Colinton |
| 10 | Bernard St. - Constitution St. - Leith Walk - York Place - Princes St. - Lothian Rd. - Tollcross - Gilmore Place - Colinton Rd. - Firrhill - Colinton |
| 11 | Newhaven - Stanley Rd. - Pilrig Rd. - Leith Walk - York Place - Princes St. - Lothian Rd. - Tollcross - Bruntsfield Pl. - Morningside Stn. - Comiston Rd. - Fairmilehead |
| 12 | Corstorphine - Murrayfield - Haymarket - Princes St. - York Place - Leith Walk - Hermitage Pl. - Seafield Rd. - Portobello - Joppa |
| 13 | Granton - Newhaven - Lindsay Rd. - Gt. Junction Rd. - Leith Walk - York Place - Princes St. - Lothian Rd. - Tollcross - Bruntsfield Pl. - Grange Rd. - Nicolson St. - Waverley Stn. - York Place - Leith Walk - Pilrig St. - Ferry Rd. - Granton Rd. - Granton [Circular route, double loop, one direction] |
| 14 | Granton - Granton Rd. - Ferry Rd. - Pilrig St. - Leith Walk - York Place - Waverley Stn. - Nicolson St. - Grange Rd. - Bruntsfield Pl. - Tollcross - Lothian Rd. - Princes St. - York Place - Leith Walk - Gt. Junction Rd. - Lindsay Rd. - Newhaven - Granton [Circular route, double loop, one direction] |
| 15 | King's Rd. - Portobello Rd. - London Rd. - York Place - Princes St. - Lothian Rd. - Tollcross - Bruntsfield Pl. - Morningside Stn. - Comiston Rd. - Fairmilehead |
| 16 | Granton - Granton Rd. - Ferry Rd. - Gt. Junction Rd. - Leith Walk - York Place - Princes St. - Lothian Rd. - Tollcross - Bruntsfield Pl. - Morningside Stn. - Comiston Rd. - Fairmilehead |
| 17 | Granton - Newhaven - Lindsay Rd. - Bernard St. - Constitution St. - Leith Walk - York Place - Waverley Stn. - Nicolson St. - Newington Stn. |
| 18 | Waverley Bridge - Princes St. - Lothian Rd. - Tollcross - Melville Drive - Grange Rd. - Newington Stn. - Craigmillar Park - Liberton Dams |
| 19 | Seafield (Craigentinny Av. N.) - Seafield Rd. - Hermitage Pl. - Leith Walk - York Place - Waverley Stn. - Nicolson St. - Melville Drive - Tollcross |
| 20 | GPO - Regent Rd. - London Rd. - Portobello Rd. - Portobello - Joppa |
| 21 | GPO - Regent Rd. - London Rd. - Portobello Rd. - Portobello - Joppa - Musselburgh - Levenhall |
| 22 | Lindsay Rd. - Gt. Junction Rd. - Leith Walk - York Place - George St. - Haymarket - Dalry Rd. - Gorgie Rd. - Stenhouse |
| 23 | Granton Rd. Station - Inverleith Row - Dundas St. - Old Town - Tollcross - Bruntsfield Pl. - Morningside Stn. |
| 24 | Waverley Bridge - Comely Bank |
| 25 | Drum Brae South - Murrayfield - Haymarket - Princes St. - York Place - Leith Walk - Hermitage Pl. - Seafield Rd. - King’s Rd. |
| 26 | Drum Brae South - Murrayfield - Haymarket - Princes St. - York Place - London Rd. - Piershill |
| 27 | Granton Rd. Station - Inverleith Row - Dundas St. - Old Town - Tollcross - Gilmore Place - Colinton Rd. - Firrhill |
| 28 | Newhaven - Stanley Rd. - Pilrig Rd. - Leith Walk - York Place - Princes St. - Lothian Rd. - Tollcross - Bruntsfield Pl. - Morningside Stn. - Comiston Rd. - Braids |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramway: 76 km.
HISTORY
Tramways
- Horse tramways: 6 Nov. 1871 - 1896.
- Cable tramways: Jan. 1888 - June 1923.
- First-generation electric tramway: (Leith Corporation Tramways): 18 Aug. 1905 - ; elsewhere: 1922 - 16 Nov. 1956.
- Revived tramway: 31 May 2014 - today.
GAUGE
- Tramways: Standard gauge (1435 mm.)
SOURCES
- Bett, W.H. & Gillham, J.C. Great British tramway networks. London: Light Railway Transport League, 1962.
- "Edinburgh: New routes to success" Tramways & Urban Transit, July 2023 (86: 1027), p.256-258.
- Johnston, H. "Edinburgh: They have started the building work" Tramways & Urban Transit, Nov. 2006 (69: 827), p.416-418.
- Johnston, H. "What we have been waiting for... Edinburgh's almost ready to roll" Tramways & Urban Transit, Feb. 2014 (77: 914), p.57-60.
- Mitchell, R. "Edinburgh's international face for the 21st century" Tramways & Urban Transit, Nov. 2011 (74: 887), p.442-443.
- "North to South: Edinburgh's evolving network" Tramways & Urban Transit, Oct. 2023 (86: 1030), p.376-379.
WIKIS
- Edinburgh and District Tramways
- Edinburgh Corporation Tramways
- Edinburgh Trams
- Leith Corporation Tramways
- Proposals for new tram lines in Edinburgh
- Transport for Edinburgh
WEB SITES
- Edinburgh Tram and Bus Routes - 1929
- Edinburgh Trams
- Granton history: Edinburgh tram routes
- Transport for Edinburgh
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