However, unfortunately for the capital's long-suffering residents, it was only a trial run.
The trams were tested behind closed doors in what has been hailed by the city's transport convener as a "welcome boost" for the crisis-riddled project.
AFTER years of delays, disputes and rising costs, trams finally began rolling along the tracks in Edinburgh last night for the first time.
However, unfortunately for the capital's long-suffering residents, it was only a trial run.
The trams were tested behind closed doors in what has been hailed by the city's transport convener as a "welcome boost" for the crisis-riddled project.