Edinburgh tram works uncover hidden time warp mechanics deep underground

Since works on extending the tram project began, a number of historical artefacts have been found buried deep under the roads of Leith.

From skeletons to bowls and coins, a whole segment of Edinburgh's history and its people are being discovered as new electric lines and tracks are laid.

However, this week workers on the Newhaven project discovered the very similar work of their ancestors, with original tram mechanics found under the ground.

As is known, this is not the first time Edinburgh has been graced with trams, as in the 19th century a number of the carriages could be seen scooting about the city.

Although, since the Victorian era a number of technological advances have been made, meaning the huge iron wheels are no longer part of the track design.

Almost entirely intact, workers and archeologists working with the project were able to 'rediscover the wheel', with other mechanical beams and hinges also visible.

It had been buried under the ground (Trams to Newhaven)

While completing the tracks, those in charge have posted a series of online videos explaining their archaeological finds, which has included over 350 burial plots as they passed by a former graveyard.

A Victorian sea wall was also recently uncovered in June, which was next to a former 1860s railway station and yard which has been hidden for well over 100 years.