Transport Scotland has announced they will work with Network Rail to undertake a high-level feasibility study of the proposal to reintroduce passenger services on the Edinburgh South Suburban railway, the ‘South Sub’, using tram-trains. This will be a technical study, in advance of any business case.
Tram Trains for Edinburgh (TTfE), ending a successful first year of campaigning, welcomes this crucial first step in getting services back on the South Sub. With much of the required infrastructure already in place, TTfE believes it is a 'hugely practical project', notwithstanding the big engineering challenges of the Murrayfield and the Portobello – East Coast Main Line connections.