Trams and trains again

So the shiny new steam engine finally hit the buffers. The BBC website reports:

The Scottish government has backed down over its opposition to Edinburgh's trams project after suffering its first Holyrood defeat.
The SNP administration will now allow the £600m project to go ahead, provided it sticks to budget.
Finance Secretary John Swinney agreed to bow to the will of parliament.
He also promised to come back to parliament in the autumn with an amended scheme to build a rail link to Edinburgh Airport.

Well, it's not going to improve the Executive's overall financial situation ...