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The first through tram from Leith to Edinburgh
Unknown, 1922, Photograph
The first through tram from Leith to Edinburgh
The first through tram from Leith to Edinburgh
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51085
Title
The first through tram from Leith to Edinburgh
Description
A very crowded tram with people even sitting on roof and literally climbing aboard. Picture documents the first through tram from Leith to Edinburgh when the different tram systems were integrated.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1922
Size
22.9 x 12.7 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh City Archives
One of the results of the Edinburgh Boundaries Extension & Tramways Act of 1920 and the amalgamation of Leith and Edinburgh was a unification and expansion of the tram network to the outlying districts newly brought into the city.
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ReDrawing Edinburgh: Edinburgh in 1920
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