What was the business case for the Edinburgh Trams Project?

( Peej, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:17, 7 replies)

Actually it wasn't originally that bad.
Fast and direct link from the Airport to the rapidly expanding young/well off residential developments in Leith and Granton Harbour.

Add in the tourist aspect, a fast link away from roads to Murrayfield, and it wasn't a bad plan. It has just been appalingly managed, allowed to be held to ransom by contractors, gone way over budget and now won't actually go to Leith or Granton harbour.

So, now it's shit.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:23, closed)

Flimsy.

( prince-igor si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:26, closed)

Weeeeeee!!!!

(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:28, closed)

lol

( prince-igor si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:31, closed)

roffle.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:34, closed)

They were inspired by that episode of The Simpsons where Springfield buys a monorail

( brown-wings Made with three kinds of butter, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:35, closed)

To replace the number 22 bus at a cost of one Billion pounds 'cos they never managed to organise a 200 Yard spur extension to the railway that goes past the end of the airport.
(Benzyl, Mon 3 Jun 2013, 14:03, closed)