Construction Worker and Vehicle on Leith Walk

Category

Library Item

Item no

53007

Title

Construction worker and vehicle on Leith Walk during tramworks

Description

Photograph taken looking south from near foot of Leith Walk, 23 November 2022 during tramworks.

Artist / maker

Patton, Brian

Date

2022

Type

Digital image

Photograph kindly shared by Brian Patton, a library supporter and lifelong tram enthusiast, who recorded the various phases of the construction of the tram line extension from York Place to Newhaven.

The “Trams to Newhaven” project extended the Edinburgh tram route, from the city centre to the airport, connecting Leith and Newhaven to the previous end of the tram line at York Place and provides 8 new tram stops. The construction work incorporated improvements to cycling and walking infrastructure along the route. The new section of line was opened to passengers in June 2023.

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