EDINBURGH AIRPORT NEWS - 11/10/2009

Edinburgh Airport tram 'on the way'

The first stages of a tram service linking Edinburgh to the city's airport will arrive next year, it has been reported.

Officials told the BBC that the tram will be tested on a one-mile stretch between Gogar and Edinburgh Airport.

The remaining 26 trams for Edinburgh will be delivered in batches from Spain as they are built, claims the news service.

Engineers hope that the trams will also be tried out on tracks in Surrey, ahead of the launch in Scotland.

A spokesman for the service's developer Tie told the BBC that testing each car in Croydon would mean they would be "the best tested trams yet".

Last month saw a report suggesting that a similar facility could be introduced in Liverpool.

A high-tech tram-train hybrid may join John Lennon Airport with the city's rail stations, claims the Liverpool Post.

Rail chiefs are believed to be optimistic about the plans as the new trains could use existing tracks.

Posted by James Wilson

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