Huge 133-year-old tram wheel discovered by workers on Edinburgh's new line

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Edinburgh's original tram network has been uncovered - nearly 100 years after it was last used. Archaeologists are celebrating after the wheel was discovered during work to extend the current line to Newhaven.

It is believed to date from around 1888, when the city's original horse-drawn tram system was switched to being powered by cables running under the rails to pull the trams along.

The find on Leith Walk near its junction with Pilrig Street is believed to be close to the so-called "Pilrig muddle" where passengers were forced to change from Edinburgh's trams to Leith's separate electrically-powered system.The wheel is thought to have been decommissioned when the city's trams were electrified in 1922.A similar wheel was discovered during.