Edinburgh Trams: trams

English: The tram vehicles used on the Edinburgh Trams system.

Liveries

Mk1

• white base
• red doors
• red band (along the full side, above the windows)
• red & gold diagonal squares (side, to the front)
• "Edinburgh Trams" (red) plain text logo (side)
• "Edinburgh Inspiring Capital" (red) logo with triple arch symbol (front, white section)

This livery complemented the 'Harlequin' scheme adopted in 1999 by Lothian Buses for all new low-floor vehicles. Ultimately it only appeared on one tram, the (non-functional model) replica in Princes Street.

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  Harlequin scheme on the replica tram in Princes Street (22 February 2009)

Mk1 base

• white base
• white doors
• red band (along the full side, above the windows)
• no logos or branding

The whole tram fleet was delivered in these unbranded base colours, presumably to have the Harlequin detailing applied later. Ultimately this didn't happen as the Harlequin livery was dropped before the line opened. With the exception of No. 252 (see below), all the trams stayed in this basic scheme for most of the testing period, until the application of the Mk3 livery in the final months before the line opened. Some were still to be repainted into Mk3 even after the line opened.

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  Princes Street display tram No. 252 (18 May 2010)
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  Princes Street display tram No. 252 (3 May 2010)
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  Trams in the depot (12 October 2012)
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  Testing at Gogarburn (21 March 2013)
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  Testing in Edinburgh Park (8 October 2013)
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  Tram in Mk1 base colours days before the opening of the line (24 May 2014)
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  Tram in Mk1 base colours months after the opening of the line (2 August 2014)

Mk2

• white base
• white doors
• madder band (along the full side, above the windows)
• gold band above madder roof band (along the side, 1st section only)
• "Edinburgh Trams" (madder) plain text logo (side)
• "Edinburgh Inspiring Capital (silver) logo with triple arch symbol (front, black section)

This scheme was applied to tram No. 252, the first to be delivered in April 2010 and put on display in Princes Street. It replaced the Mk1 base livery it was delivered in (see above). It complemented the new Lothian Buses livery announced in March 2010, which featured madder, white and gold, and a "Lothian buses.com" fleetname. Mk2 was not applied to any other tram (which stayed in Mk1 base colours), but remained on 252 into the testing period, until the application of the Mk3 livery in the final months.

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  No. 252 on display in Princes Street in Mk2 livery (5 July 2010)
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  No. 252 on display in Princes Street in Mk2 livery (31 August 2010)
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  No. 252 on test in Mk2 livery near the Airport (11 June 2013)
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  No. 252 on test in Mk2 livery passing another tram in Mk1 base colours, near the Airport (11 June 2013)

Mk3

• white base
• white doors
• madder & silver bands applied below the front black panel (below the windscreen), sweeping back along the sides above and below the windows (the upper silver band stopping after 2 sections)
• "Edinburgh Trams" (silver) logo with TfE symbol (front, black section)
• "Edinburgh Trams" (madder) logo with TfE symbol (sides)
• "Transport for Edinburgh" (silver) logo with TfE symbol (above front door)

This is the Transport for Edinburgh scheme launched in December 2013 in the final months of testing (just before daylight testing in the city centre). It unified the identity of the trams and buses under one TfE brand, with the buses also receiving TfE style "Lothian Buses" logos (replacing Lothian Buses.com branding) and TfE branding above the door. The re-branding of the buses did not extend to replacing the gold line with silver.

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  Mk3 front logo
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  Mk3 front logo
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  TfE branding above the door
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  TfE branding above the door
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  TfE livery on a tram and bus (24 April 2014)
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  A TfE liveried tram in the depot alongside one still in Mk1 base colours, after the service began (9 June 2014)
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  Mk3 liveried tram, with additional large white lettering announcing the opening date of the line (3 May 2013)
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  Mk3 liveried tram, with additional large white lettering announcing the opening date of the line (24 May 2013)
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  Mk3 livery on first day of opening (31 May 2014)
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Full size model

Princes Street display (mock-up)

A scale replica model of the front two sections of a tram were put on display in Princes Street in 2009.

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  interior
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  cab

Vehicles

The first CAF built trams arrived in April 2010, one of which (No. 252) was also put on display in Princes Street.

Princes Street display (No. 252)

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  interior
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Full length views

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Negotiating curves

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At platforms

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Rooftop equipment

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In profile

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Lights

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  indicators
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  Front lights at night
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  Rear lights at night
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Other

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  cab sunshade
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  section connector
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  pantograph
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  pantograph
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  cab
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  side destination indicators

Hours of operation

Under the launch timetable, the first tram service (on any day of the week) is an eastbound departure from Gyle Centre at 05:00 (it being the first eastbound stop from Gogar Tram Depot). It's then followed by other eastbound departures from Gyle Centre. This first service runs the full length of the route to York Place, arriving at 05:25. After turning around (figuratively), this then becomes the first westbound service of the day, leaving at 05:29 and arriving at Edinburgh Airport at 06:09. Only after a turn at this end, is there an eastbound service in motion for the full length of the route (i.e. including the section from the Airport to Gyle), leaving at 06:15. Services then continue all day and into the night running the full length of the route. The peak frequency of service Mon-Sat is at least every 8 minutes, dropping to 12 mins on Sundays. The last eastbound service arrives at York Place at 23:24. The last westbound service to run the full length of the route leaves York Place at 23:08 (22:58 on Sun), and arrives at the airport at 23:47. There are only to more two westbound services from York Place after that (the last leaving at 23.38), both terminating short of the airport, at Gyle Centre.

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  A tram at the airport at 19:39, displaying the untimetabled destination of Gogarburn.