Edinburgh Street Tramways

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Edinburgh Street Tramways
Operation
Locale Edinburgh
Open 6 November 1871
Close 23 October 1904
Status Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Propulsion system(s) Horse
Statistics
Route length 18.53 miles (29.82 km)

Edinburgh Street Tramways operated a horse-drawn tramway service in Edinburgh between 1871 and 1896, and Leith between 1871 and 1904. [1]

Edinburgh Capital city in Scotland

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian, it is located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth's southern shore.

Leith district and former municipal burgh in Scotland

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Contents

History

Services started on 6 November 1871 from Haymarket in Edinburgh to Bernard Street in Leith.

Haymarket, Edinburgh area of Edinburgh

Haymarket is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is in the west of the city and is a focal point for several main roads, notably Dalry Road, Corstorphine Road, and Shandwick Place.

Bernard Street is a thoroughfare in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. It runs west north westerly from the junction of Constitution Street and Baltic Street to meet the Water of Leith at The Shore. It forms the northern boundary of what was known in the 19th century as 'Old Leith'.

Closure

On 9 December 1893, Edinburgh and District Tramways took over the lines operated by the company within the Edinburgh city boundary. On 31 January 1896 they took over the line to Meadowbank. On 23 October 1904, Leith Corporation Tramways took over the lines operated by the company within the Leith town boundary, and Edinburgh Street Tramways ceased to trade.

Edinburgh and District Tramways operated a tramway service in Edinburgh between 1893 and 1919, and Leith between 1871 and 1904.

Meadowbank is a suburb of Edinburgh in Scotland. It is best known for Meadowbank Stadium. The A1 road and East Coast Main Line railway to England run through this way.

Leith Corporation Tramways

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Car 23 survives, owned by the Edinburgh Horse Tram Trust, and has been restored and is on display at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum at Lathalmond.

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References

  1. The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.