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[Closed] And there's the Edinburgh trams sailing through the £1bn barrier...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-14594872

They're taking out a £231m loan to complete it which will attract £228m in interest over 30 years.


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 7:56 pm
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Don't even go there!


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 9:19 pm
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Neither will the tram.


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 9:22 pm
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Thank god for the fringe eh?


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 9:24 pm
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Yet the Glasgow airport rail link got canned due to costs 😡


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 9:24 pm
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Posted : 19/08/2011 9:25 pm
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Who's going to pay for this, I wonder?


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 9:25 pm
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I think it's hilarious that I can get a train from Edinburgh to Manchester Airport, but cant get one to either Edinburgh or Glasgow Airports.


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 9:28 pm
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CFH - edinburgh council taxpayers.

SBZ - its tragedy - especially as there are train tracks actually across Edinburgh airport


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 9:32 pm
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Who's going to pay for this, I wonder?

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Scotlandshire wanted them, and it also wants its own governmnet , so it has now got a huge debt, for a fancy tram set, that they destroyed years ago.


 
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CaptainFlashheart - Member
Who's going to pay for this, I wonder?
Government funding was capped when the SNP got in last time. The increased costs will all be borne by Edinburgh Council Tax payers.


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 9:38 pm
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Isn't this just the most recent estimate?

Still loads more to do and a high probability of it costing even more!


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 9:44 pm
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CFH - edinburgh council taxpayers.

You don't expect us to believe that do you ?

I'm with Flashheart on this, despite what the article says, I suspect as usual it will probably be decent hard-working southern folk, such as the residents of Royal Tunbridge Wells, who will be paying for extravagant exercise in "public" transport.

I doubt whether most people in Edinburgh even earn enough money to pay sufficient taxes to cover the costs of this preposterous idea.

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Posted : 19/08/2011 9:50 pm