The tram project from Edinburgh city centre to the airport went over budget by £400m and was delivered five years late.

City authorities and Scottish government ministers were chiefly to blame for a “litany of avoidable failures,” according to an official inquiry into the delayed and over-budget Edinburgh tram project.

The report, which was originally compiled in December 2023, has been made public for the first time following the conclusion of litigation.

City of Edinburgh councillors voted to instruct transport convener Stephen Jenkinson to raise the issue with transport secretary Stephen Flynn.

The City of Edinburgh Council has settled out of court with its legal advisers, DLA Piper, according to an officers’ report. The report states: “The litigation against DLA Piper Scotland LLP was ...

The City of Edinburgh Council has reached an out-of-court settlement with DLA Piper over legal advice provided during the ...

Edinburgh city councillors have voted in favour of a longer route for the city’s troubled trams project, which could cost up to £1 billion. The counsellors had voted to end the line at Haymarket – ...

The new Edinburgh trams system has officially entered operational service, providing integrated public transport in the Scottish capital. Opening the Edinburgh tram system follows several months of ...

Lib Dems, Tories and Greens accused of ‘gross misjudgement’ over approach to tram project case ...

Council investigation into its own role in tram project finds ‘organisational incompetence’ ...