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Edinburgh tram is a brave scheme that faced a lot of detractors from the outset. Inevitably construction has caused highly visible inconvenience: that's in the unusual nature of the city, which has only a few streets forming the area that might be defined as the city centre. The weather and various contractual disputes have caused delays and the anticipated opening date looks set to be long after initially envisaged.

It's particularly bad news that some of the work in Princes Street that looked to be complete will have to be revisited: the tar around the recently laid tracks is cracking quite badly and coming out, leaving holes. Perhaps there are technical and unforeseeable reasons for this, or perhaps the contractors are cutting corners, but either way when the workmen return to do bits they've already done, the council will need some answers.