Editing Leith (section)

==Transport==
A regular stage coach service ran between Bernard Street and Edinburgh's Old Town from the mid-18th century. By 1863 this had become a horse-drawn omnibus running every 5 minutes from 9{{nbsp}}am to 10{{nbsp}}pm.<ref>''Bradshaw's Handbook, 1863'': Leith</ref> This was put on tracks sometime around 1880<ref>multiple contemporary photographic evidence</ref> effectively then becoming a horse-drawn tram. Leith was the first town in Scotland to electrify its tram system (1905).{{sfn|Marshall|1986}} Leith Corporation Tramways were merged into Edinburgh Corporation Tramways as part of the 1920 merger of the two burgh councils.<ref>''Edinburgh's Transport''; D. H. G. Hunter : Huddersfield : Advertiser Press : 1964 : p. 180</ref> Tram services ran until 1956 and were then replaced by buses due to the contemporary perception of their greater flexibility.

In the mid-19th century the railways came. Leith had one horse-drawn line pre-dating steam-trains, bringing coal from Dalkeith to a station at the north end of Constitution Street, to serve the glassworks there. This dated from the late 18th century. Steam trains arrived in the 1840s, being some of the earliest lines in Britain. When the railways were at their height, Leith had four passenger stations and many goods stations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin_t/1_edinburgh_transport_railways_-_leith_stations.htm |access-date=3 October 2021 |title= Railways Leith Stations|website=Edinphoto.org.uk }}</ref> However, in the 1960s, the [[Beeching cuts|Beeching report]] recommended the closure of almost all of Leith's railway infrastructure. Today, only one freight line that connects to the dock remains in use.

Although there are no longer any passenger rail services serving Leith, two station buildings partially remain:

* [[Leith Central railway station|Leith Central]], on the corner of Leith Walk and Duke Street. The station clock, offices and public house (Central Bar) remain.
* [[Leith Citadel railway station|Leith Citadel]], on Commercial Street. The building is now a youth centre.

The [[SS Sirius (1837)|SS ''Sirius'']] (built in Leith) beat the [[SS Great Western|SS ''Great Western'']] by one day in being the first steamship to cross the Atlantic but, as a much smaller ship, was eclipsed by the press coverage given to the larger ship. Leith offered ferry services to many European ports, including Hamburg and Oslo.

Today, Leith is served by various bus services provided by [[Lothian Buses]] and a tram service provided by [[Edinburgh Trams]]. This tram service was due to serve Leith in 2011, however, due to construction and funding issues, the section of the line towards Leith and Newhaven was delayed. It opened just after midday on 7 June 2023 with Leith stops at Balfour Street (Leith Walk), Foot of the Walk (Constitution Street), The Shore (Constitution Street), [[Port of Leith]] and [[Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh|Ocean Terminal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edinburghtrams.com/|title=Homepage &#124; Edinburgh Trams|website=Edinburghtrams.com|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>