It was Leith Corporation Tramways that ran the first electric service on 18 August 1905, Edinburgh followed in 1922, and while these periods are touched upon in the book, the majority of images featured are from the 1950s - the last 'old' Edinburgh tram ran in 1956. While the trams themselves are interesting, perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the images black and white photographs that have been together is the unique snapshot they give of a city yet to be transformed by the redevelopment that lay ahead in the 1960s, 1970s and beyond. These shots give a unique glimpse of life in an Edinburgh long gone. Published by Amberley, £14.99
9. Ardmillan / Slateford
Turning into Slateford Road at Ardmillan Terrace, Tram 58 trundles by a typical Edinburgh street scene of the Fifties, complete with cyclist keeping well clear of the tram lines.
10. Lothian Road
The left hand side of Lothian Road has changed out of all recognition (the old Caledonian Station Goods Yard long replaced by the Western Approach Road, Sheraton Hotel and Festival Square), but the right hand side of the street remains much the same as Tram 52 makes its way past The Shakespeare.
11. Duke Street, Leith
The billboard adverts are typical of their time and while Duke Street has changed it's still just recognisable in this 1953 image, in which Tram 166 heads towards Easter Road.