 Closures occurred in 1952, 1955 and 1956, with the last tram running on 20 October 1956.The Corporation had also been an early pioneer in the use of trolleybuses, having visited systems in Germany in 1908.A single route linking the tramways at Maryfield with those as Fairmuir was opened in 1912, but although the technology was successful, the roads were unsuitable for the vehicles, and there were complaints about the amount of dust created, and the bumpiness of the ride.