A long journey - the Edinburgh trams

Workers on Leith Walk construct the old tramline circa 1905 Photograph: Transport Initiatives Edinburgh/Public Domain View of Princes Street with the old tram network running Photograph: Transport Initiatives Edinburgh/Public Domain Portobello tram lines being ripped up in 1956 Photograph: Transport Initiatives Edinburgh/Public Domain 20.11.2007 Spanish company CAF is selected to build Edinburgh’s tram vehicles. The firm will manufacture 27 tram vehicles for the city and provide structural warranty for a period of up to 30 years. Photograph: Transport Initiatives Edinburgh/Public Domain 05.12.2008 – The first tram tracks arrive in Leith. The track sections are each 18 metres long and fashioned from high quality steel. Photograph: Transport initiatives Edinburgh/Public Domain 02.09.09 - One of the many bodies discovered during utility diversion work on Constitution Street. The remains are believed to date back to the 16th Century and are of men women and children from a Leith graveyard. Photograph: Transport Iniatives Edinburgh/Public Domain 27.08.09 - New surface laying on Princes Street Photograph: Transport Initiaves Edinburgh/Public Domain 28-04-2010 Council Leader Jenny Dawe is presented with a key to celebrate the arrival of the city's first proper tram. Photograph: Transport Initiatives Edinburgh/Public Domain The new tram arrives in Edinburgh Photograph: Transport Initiatives Edinburgh/Public Domain