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Lost in Leith: Accounting for Edinburgh's Trams

The saga of the Edinburgh Trams, and ensuing Public Inquiry, sheds light on systems of power and influence in the city. Drawing mainly upon Inquiry evidence, this article gives an account of why the project was over-budget, curtailed in length, and failed to meet the original timetable. It examines how blame was apportioned by key actors. In terms of analysis, the article explores the Trams as a ‘mega-project’, and locates it in the context of outsourcing the state, both national and local. More generally, it treats Edinburgh as an example of the ‘calculable city’, in which assets are treated as future forms of revenue rather than as public resources.