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鈥檛 Edinburgh and other UK cities go for trolley buses 鈥� electric buses powered from overhead wires 鈥� instead of trams?
鈥淲hy didn鈥檛 Edinburgh go for trolley buses powered by overhead wires instead of trams?鈥�
Jim Logan, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, UK
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