Edinburgh tram scheme had ‘litany of avoidable failures’, inquiry finds

The inquiry was set up in 2014 to examine why the tram scheme went more than double over budget and took so long to complete.

The Edinburgh trams project was delivered three years late and more than double its original budget

The inquiry was set up in 2014 to examine why the scheme went significantly over-budget – with the cost of £776 million more than double the initial sum earmarked – as well as dropping one of the two initial planned lines and being delivered years later than first planned. “This work has been time-consuming but necessary to produce a report which not only provides answers to what went wrong with the Edinburgh Trams project, but also clear recommendations for future transport projects.

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