Edinburgh (Scotland) Evening News, 11/15:
Trams left at standstill after power cut
TRAM services were left crippled by a power failure for seven hours yesterday in the longest stoppage to the line since its launch.
A power outage caused trams in the city centre to grind to a halt – costing Transport for Edinburgh up to £10,000 in lost revenue – with services only running between Edinburgh Airport and Murrayfield for much of the day.
Carriages stopped dead at around 9.45am after smoke was seen billowing from an Edinburgh Trams substation in the West End following an electrical fire.
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Edinburgh planning and transport expert Robert Drysdale questioned why a fall-back power supply for the tram network did not kick in.
He said: “I have not heard of such a breakdown on other similar systems such as Sheffield or Nottingham.
“You would have thought there might be an alternative substation they could switch to. Relying on just one source of power surprises me.”
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