Edinburgh Trams - Original Proposal

Original Proposal

The original 2001 proposal for Edinburgh Trams envisaged three routes across the city, Lines 1, 2 and 3; the first being a circular route running around the northern suburbs, with the other two forming radial lines running out to Newbridge in the west and to Newcraighall in the south respectively. All lines would run through the city centre. After Line 3 was shelved, Lines 1 and 2 were combined and split into three phases, with Phase 1 being further divided into Phase 1a and 1b. As of September 2011 only the construction of part of Phase 1a (a single line running from the airport to the city centre) is envisaged, with the development of additional phases shelved due to lack of funding and (in the case of Line 3) Scottish Parliamentary approval.