The Anonymous Widower

The Edinburgh Tram Fiasco Continues

Over the last few years, there have been several local transport prjects in the UK. Most like the London Overground have been completed on time and on budget, with one in London the DLR Extension to Stratford International being a year late.

Two major projects though have gone seriously over budget; the Cambridge Busway and the Edinburgh Tram.

The former is now up and running and most of the reports are positive. Extra buses are supposedly being ordered to cope with demand. But it will be easier to sort out the problems of the cost overruns for a success than a failure.

But the Edinburgh Tram fiasco continues according to this report on the BBC. So for a large cost overrun, Edinburgh will  get what half they originally ordered.  When what they are now getting is completed, passengers arriving at the airport will be unable to take the tram to the City Centre to see the similarly half-finished National Monument. But at least the tram will serve the headquarters of the Royal Bank of UK Taxpayers at Gogar!

At least it has given a lot of work for consultants and material for comedians at the Festival.

August 28, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Buses, Cambridge, Cambridge Busway, Docklands Light Railway, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Tram, London Overground, Trams