Edinburgh Corporation Tramways
Owner Edinburgh Corporation
Took over (operation) 1st July 1919 (Edinburgh and District Tramways [cable; electric] - owned by Edinburgh Corporation since 1893, but previously leased to the Edinburgh and District Tramways Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Dick Kerr Ltd)
Took over 20th November 1920 (Leith Corporation Tramways [electric]) on the incorporation of Leith into Edinburgh)
Took over (operation) 1st March 1928 (Musselburgh and District Tramway [electric] - Levenhall section)
Took over 1932 (Musselburgh and District Tramway [electric])
Closed 16th November 1956
Length 47.25 miles
Gauge 4ft 8½ins
Button description Title ('Tramways') above arms (shield with triple-towered castle upon a rock, surmounted with an anchor wreathed with a cable) with a maiden and a doe as supporters, all above motto: 'Nisi Dominus Frustra' (Except the Lord in vain)
Materials known Nickel; chrome
Button Line reference [113/28]
Comment The doe is closely associated with St Giles, the patron saint of Edinburgh, whilst the maiden alludes to the castle, which was previously called 'The Castle of Maidens'.
All buttons known are of 3-piece construction (front, back and shank), but in the blazer style, ie, with a concave rather than a flat back.