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Edinburgh's trams roll into action

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Old 31st May 2014, 06:21
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Edinburgh's trams roll into action

Edinburgh's tram service has taken its first paying customers as the long-awaited route from the airport to the city centre opens to the public.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-27602618


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£776,000,000 for 8.7miles of track.What would I.K.B. have done with that budget.
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£776,000,000 for 8.7miles of track.What would I.K.B. have done with that budget.
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Just shows how good the railways of old were at building the infrastructure.
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I was surprised when I saw the tram on the TV, I was expecting it to be gold plated !
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