So here we go then. Edinburgh's public tramway system, 1870-closure in 1956. Horse, cable and electric. It's quite amazing how quickly it grew or was converted between different power systems, and even more shocking how quickly it was closed.

Point to note, the system was not run down/clapped out by the war. Maintenance was actually *better* than usual during the war and it was in a better shape at the end than at the beginning. It was deliberately run down after the war as a political decision.

And while you are here, do take a moment to re-familiarise yourself with the "Battle of South Clerk Street", when the first through electric tram service in Edinburgh was attacked and overpowered by students upset at being excluded from the event. https://twitter.com/cocteautriplets/status/955557955939815425?s=20

And of course Leith's pioneering but fruitless early experimentations with steam carriages https://twitter.com/cocteautriplets/status/1162129362981924869?s=20

And if you're still here, I'll report the railways one from a while back.