December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the excavation of parts of Edinburgh’s old cable tramway system from beneath Leith Walk, what the various pieces of ironmongery were and how it all worked

December 18, 2022December 19, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the early history of trams in Edinburgh, how horses just couldn’t cope and how the city came to adopt cable cars as its preferred means of public transport

November 12, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the last days of the old Edinburgh and Leith tramway network; how and why the system was deliberately run down at breakneck speed

November 11, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about those magnificent Leith men and their steaming machines; or Leith’s surprising role at the centre of early experiments with steam-powered road transport