Tram drivers in training will be able to experience the yet to open line to Newhaven in a futuristic custom-built simulator.
The state-of-the-art full-size drivers cab unit has been set up at the Edinburgh Trams’ Gogar depot. Five kilometres of the new Leith track has been implemented into the system and prospective drivers will be able to practise travelling from Leith to Edinburgh Airport whilst looking at virtual landmarks throughout the city.
The hope is that the purpose-built simulator will be able aid driver development and heighten then ‘hazard awareness’ by familiarising themselves with intricate signals as well as traffic, pedestrians and other trams. Over 60 new drivers and staff members are being brought into the team in order to deliver the new Trams to Newhaven route.
