The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry closed on 1 September 2026
Lord Hardie has written to the First Minister to notify him that the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry has come to an end. He appended a note to the letter explaining what happened in the three years since the Inquiry Report was published.
A copy of the Letter, including the note, can be found here.
Welcome to the website for the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry into the Edinburgh Tram project. This inquiry aims to establish why the Edinburgh Tram project incurred delays, cost more than originally budgeted and through reductions in scope delivered significantly less than projected.
Lord Hardie’s Report into the Edinburgh Tram Project is now available to view and download on the Inquiry website. You can watch his Report statement in the video below or on YouTube. The text of his statement, in which the last paragraph about “Recommendations” has been corrected, is available to read here.
