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Year in cold storage puts £40m leasing plan in doubt

HOPES that Edinburgh’s surplus tram vehicles can be leased to another city have been dealt a blow after doubts were raised about their condition due to being left in “cold storage” in Spain for more than a year.

Council officials had planned to raise £40 million over the next 30 years by leasing up to 10 tram vehicles that are no longer needed after the 11.5-mile route between the airport and Newhaven had been cut short.

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