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@nigelbagshaw.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 10:44 AM

LibDem transport spokesperson Cllr Kevin Lang criticizes 'Labour administration' + SNP for failing to rule out use of trams on #Roseburn Path (former railway line) before going on to say they have no plan to improve public transport in North Edinburgh. #irony
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2654248...

@spokes.org.uk Sep 10, 2026, 2:19 PM

#EdinWebcast #Tram

Cllr @lezleymarion.bsky.social - Tragic has taken so long and still have to delay when benefits to city so great

SNP amendt: Cllr @dastonsnp.bsky.social says #Granton connection essential but needs to find different route

Cllr Lang amendt wants #Roseburn option totally rejected

Addendum by the SNP Group
Transport & Environment Committee
10 September 2026
Item 7.6 - Trams from Granton to the Edinburgh
BioQuarter / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and
Beyond Strategic Business Case
1.1.3 ADDS ‘immediate’ between ‘Council’s’ and ‘priority’.
1.1.4 ADDS at end: ‘As part of this work, council officers should examine other potential
route options to North Edinburgh.’
ADDS new 1.1.7:
1.1.7 Recognises that the best means of securing government funding is being able to
demonstrate through a more developed business case level that the project provides a
strong case for investment and therefore agrees that officers commence work on the
Outline Business Case on the southern leg (City Centre to Royal Infirmary) as soon as
possible, subject to this report being referred to Full Council in order to make a decision
to allocate funding.
Moved by: Councillor Danny Aston

Committee deletes recommendations and inserts:
1.1.1 notes the findings of the Strategic Business Case (SBC) which set outs the
potential benefits of a North-South tram route while also detailing the significant
challenges in terms of funding and deliverability of reviewed routes options.
1.1.2 recognises the SBC's consideration of the two alternative route options between
Granton and the City Centre, both of which were strongly opposed in the public
consultation and agrees to:
a) not progress the northern section of the line to OBC and,
b) unequivocally rule out building the tram extension on the Roseburn path,
c) and requests that officers return to committee in two cycles with a report on
other possible options for improving public transport in the north of Edinburgh.
1.1.3 recognises that one of the shortlisted options in the SBC settled on an alignment for
a southern section of the route which could complement the South Suburban Railway
feasibility work now being advanced by Transport Scotland and Network Rail. Further
recognises how this route did command majority support in the public consultation.
1.1.4 however, notes the consistent position of the Scottish Government, reaffirmed in
June 2027 by the new Cabinet Secretary for Transport, that it will not fund a tram
extension as a standalone project, and therefore recognises the only feasible way of
advancing any of the southern line of the tram is by aligning this work with the wider
regional mass transit network plan (SEStransit) being led by SEStran.
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1.1.5 therefore agrees the southern section of the tram extension should be considered
as part of the wider SEStransit programme, which will be developed to SBC stage.
1.1.6 notes the significant money and officer resource already given to the necessary
tram extension technical studies, public consultation and SBC preparation and agrees
that, with the exception of the necessary officer time required via the SEStransit process,
no further resource should…

@spokes.org.uk Sep 10, 2026, 2:09 PM

#EdinWebcast #Tram

Cllr @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social vision:
- the entire route
- linkage with #TramTrains project
- beside #Roseburn path in north
- will benefit the Region as well as Edinburgh, as SEStransit report should show
- Political reality is that it is wise to prioritise south route

@spokes.org.uk Sep 10, 2026, 1:24 PM

#EdinWebcast #Tram

Lab Cllr Day emphasises whole #Granton (3000-house) #Waterftont development is predicated on #tram

Con Cllr Mitchell against #Roseburn & #OrchardBrae. Wants to stop tram project due to cost

Q: Cllr Cameron: why this taken years?
A: Cllr Day: party politics e.g. at 2025 election

@spokes.org.uk Sep 10, 2026, 9:18 AM

#EdinWebcast ... #Tram to #Granton

Deputations by 'Looking for Growth' (+ written attached)
- #Roseburn route essential, retaining adjacent 🚶👩‍🦼🚲 path

& Tram-Trains for Edinburgh
- Support full tram extension, tied in with South Sub route. Entire route essential

Looking For Growth Edinburgh: Written
Deputation to TEC 10/9/2026
Calum McCutcheon on behalf of LFG Edinburgh, 8/9/2026
My name is Calum, I live in Leith, and I’m here representing the Edinburgh chapter of Looking For
Growth. I am here today to speak for the huge share of our city who are eager to see the
long-promised tram to Granton built, a group that your own market research shows is twice the size of
those who oppose it. I ask this committee to show bold leadership and stand by our transport experts,
who make a compelling case that a Granton tram is not just a nice-to-have, but a necessity.
The line to Granton forms a large part of the case for tram extension in the first place. It is a region
that has been historically neglected with poor access to cars and public transport. Unlocking the
£1.3bn of Waterfront investment depends on this tramline being built. The SBC presents an urgent
need for more mass transit to the city centre, forecasting a 50% increase in demand whilst our bus
network has little room to grow. The report demonstrates how a tram to Granton could transform
people’s access to work, healthcare, and the many green spaces this city has to offer.
Yet the diluted recommendations today to delay or even scrap the northern extension seem at odds
with the stark evidence in the full report. You are being asked to cut off half of the deprived
communities who would benefit from this massive investment, until unspecified further work can be
done. But no amount of "further work" will unearth a secret third route to Granton. The Orchard Brae
route is not viable – we’d spend 50% more whilst getting fewer riders and slower journeys as trams
get stuck behind cars. The genuine concerns about the Roseburn Path have already been accounted
for: the path will remain, and adjacent active travel routes will be enhanced. The “further work” which
needs to be completed before construction is entirely political – standing up for the northern extension
that will keep our c…

@nigelbagshaw.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 11:24 AM

Given that there are in fact no feasible alternatives to using the former track back through #Roseburn for the North-South tram line, does the retention of a small section of cycle path justify losing all the proven environmental, social and economic benefits that its construction would bring?

@spokes.org.uk Sep 9, 2026, 11:08 AM

#EdinburghTram

🙋 To clarify the headline (as the article explains)..

Over 50% of Spokes members do agree with #tram beside #Roseburn path, but over 50% also agree with the Orchard Brae route!

Explanation is that 30% are happy with *either* route

Over 80% support the principle of north extension