There’s a tram on the line! – Try Curling! – Street Soccer – Photography exhibition – Clean Leith Forum
We reported recently that tram testing is about to step up a gear, but it appears that yesterday one tram went all the way along the line from the depot at Gogar to York Place.
Councillor Lesley Hinds, Transport Convener, said: “Like a lot of people who were tweeting about it, I was very excited to spot the tram from my office window as it travelled along Princes Street and back again today. It’s a historic moment for Edinburgh and reflects a key moment in the project where we’ll now begin to see more and more trams out on the full route during the day as we push on with the testing, commissioning and driver training programme.”
Tom Norris, Edinburgh Trams Director and General Manager, travelled on the tram as it made its way through the city centre to York Place today.
He said: “It was quite something being on board as we brought the tram into the on-street section for its first daytime test. Like the first night-time tram, it seemed to generate lots of interest – most people’s first response seemed to be to reach for their phone or camera and get a picture. Today’s test is the latest in a comprehensive programme of system testing and driver training; we’re looking forward to getting more and more drivers used to daytime on-street road and traffic conditions over the coming weeks.”
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Now that you know all the rules of curling you might want to try it.
Murrayfield Curling Club have a Try Curling session on 2 March 2014 at either 9am or 9.50am. If you wish to be booked in, please email Debbie Kerr at info@murrayfieldcurling.co.uk
For those already hooked on the Scottish sport, Edinburgh Curling Club have drop-in sessions on a Thursday lunchtime from 12:30 to 2:35pm. These sessions are for those wishing to have a coaching related to a specific area of their game. Each session is £5 per person.
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An exhibition is coming to the Royal Highland Showground next month which might be of interest to the photographers among you.
More information about the Photovision Roadshow is here.
MacRobert Pavilion
Ingliston
Edinburgh EH28 8NB
Seminars Start: 10am
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