Leith Corporation Tramways operated a passenger tramway service in

Leith Leith (; ) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is home to the Port of Leith. The earliest surviving historical references are in the royal charter authorising the construction of ...

between 1904 and 1920.

History

On 23 October 1904, Leith Corporation Tramways took over operation of the Edinburgh Street Tramways routes within the corporation district. The electrification and modernisation was undertaken immediately, and the first electric service ran on 18 August 1905. The fleet livery was munich lake and ivory. Passengers going from Leith to Edinburgh had to change trams (from electric to cable-drawn) at Pilrig on

Leith Walk Leith Walk is one of the longest streets in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the main road connecting the east end of the city centre to Leith. Forming most of the A900 road, it slopes downwards from Picardy Place at the south-western end of the str ...

at the boundary between Leith and Edinburgh.Gavin Booth, Edinburgh's Trams & Buses, 1988, page 64, This confused exchange of passengers was known locally as "the Pilrig muddle", and lasted until the electrification of the

Edinburgh Corporation Tramways Edinburgh Corporation Tramways was a Scottish tram network that formerly served the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The city used four-wheeled double-decked trams painted dark red ( madder) and white – a livery still used by Lothian Buses and ...

system.

Takeover and closure

The services were taken over by

on 10 November 1920 and continued to operate until 1956.

References

External links

Leith Corporation Tramways at the British Tramway Company Badges and Buttons website'
{{Historic UK Trams Tram transport in Scotland Edinburgh Trams Transport in Edinburgh History of Leith 1904 establishments in Scotland 1920 disestablishments in Scotland