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Railing against it?

Edinburgh finally got its tram system last year, which was over-budget and behind schedule. Most of the problems were due to having to lay the rails in the road. Why didn’t Edinburgh and other UK cities go for trolley buses – electric buses powered from overhead wires – instead of trams?

“Why didn’t Edinburgh go for trolley buses powered by overhead wires instead of trams?â€

Jim Logan, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, UK

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