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December 6, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Edinburgh Corporation Tramway’s 1951 A to Z of Zoo animals advertising posters

October 1, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the irrepressible Mr Binko’s Electric Railway; his famous passengers; the first electric tramway in the country; and his endless financial woes that ended it all

September 20, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about CERT, the unadventurous offspring of the adventurous Lothian Region Metro and the parent of the Edinburgh Tram

September 19, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about #NowAndThen photo montages of old railway stations, tramways and bridges around Edinburgh and Leith

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the “Battle of South Clerk Street”, or when the students of Edinburgh went briefly to war over the inauguration of the electric tramway system

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