Edinburgh tram cable wheel unearthed

DafyddElvy said:
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Edinburgh tram cable wheel unearthed in Leith Walk nearly 100 years after last used

A pulley wheel from Edinburgh’s original cable-hauled tram network has been discovered during work to extend the current line to Newhaven.
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Great find, I hope that they are both dug up and preserved. One should certainly stay in Edinburgh, the other to either Crich or Summelee Museum in Glasgow.
 
It would be nice to think it would be kept together and reassembled somewhere like Summerlee in Coatbridge.
Unfortunately we have a less than good reputation in Scotland recently when it comes to museums, I just hope they don't make a pigs ear of preserving the find.

David
 
Hm I wonder if Scotland has “Asset of Community Value” Law? That would be a worthwhile way to ensure that they at least get preserved.
DafyddElvy said:
It would be nice to think it would be kept together and reassembled somewhere like Summerlee in Coatbridge.
Unfortunately we have a less than good reputation in Scotland recently when it comes to museums, I just hope they don't make a pigs ear of preserving the find.

David
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dunnyrail said:
Hm I wonder if Scotland has “Asset of Community Value” Law? That would be a worthwhile way to ensure that they at least get preserved.
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Yes we do, all I need is a recognised group willing to take on the care of the equipment found and somewhere to display it, any East of Scotland members got any ideas?

David
 
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