Edinburgh Trams
Posted: 04 Aug 2014, 22:32
Challenge: To finally experience tram travel in Edinburgh after all these years of building the network.
Date attempted: Fri 25th July 2014.
Starting station: St Andrew Square.
Finishing station: West End.
I turned up at around 5pm at St Andrew Square tram top. Having had a day out on a bus rover ticket, I just wanted to finally experience tram travel in Edinburgh before heading back to my friend’s flat in Tollcross.
I then discover that the whole tram network has been down for a couple of hours due to a broken down tram. So I wait for some time, and then give up.
And begin to walk along Princes St, where there is a tram waiting at the Princes St stop. I decide to get on it, and sit there, not knowing when the network will be up and running again.
And after ten minutes, it was! Began moving. Then stopped. There’s a lot of traffic using Princes St in the rush hour. Inched along slowly…
After several minutes, we finally reached the next stop – West End. So I disembarked, not much nearer to my destination than when I started, but hey, it was the experience that mattered.
Duration? Dunno – about half an hour in total.
So, when will someone undertake a full-network Edinburgh Tram record? (My advice is not to attempt it in rush hour…)
Date attempted: Fri 25th July 2014.
Starting station: St Andrew Square.
Finishing station: West End.
I turned up at around 5pm at St Andrew Square tram top. Having had a day out on a bus rover ticket, I just wanted to finally experience tram travel in Edinburgh before heading back to my friend’s flat in Tollcross.
I then discover that the whole tram network has been down for a couple of hours due to a broken down tram. So I wait for some time, and then give up.
And begin to walk along Princes St, where there is a tram waiting at the Princes St stop. I decide to get on it, and sit there, not knowing when the network will be up and running again.
And after ten minutes, it was! Began moving. Then stopped. There’s a lot of traffic using Princes St in the rush hour. Inched along slowly…
After several minutes, we finally reached the next stop – West End. So I disembarked, not much nearer to my destination than when I started, but hey, it was the experience that mattered.
Duration? Dunno – about half an hour in total.
So, when will someone undertake a full-network Edinburgh Tram record? (My advice is not to attempt it in rush hour…)
