This is a list of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom divided by constituent country and by regions of England. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Most of the tram systems operated on 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge (SG) or 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) track, although there were a small number of other gauges used. Where known, the track gauge is indicated in the 'Notes' column.
Most of these systems have closed, but a list of the remaining systems can be found at List of modern tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom. At the peak of Britain’s first-generation tramways, it was possible to travel by tram all the way from Pier Head at Liverpool to the Pennines in Rochdale by tram.
England, by region
East Midlands
East of England
Greater London
Note: Horse tramways existed as several unconnected systems north of the Thames, a system (owned and operated by several undertakings) south of the River Thames, and two unconnected systems at Croydon.
Electric tramways – Inner London
Note: The LCC tramway system was assembled from predecessors including fourteen municipal and three company undertakings. Tramways were not built in the City of London and the West End of London because of local opposition. The South London system had segments north of the Thames, notably the Victoria Embankment. However, this system was not connected to the North London system until construction of the Kingsway tramway subway. Reintroduction planned: (Cross River Tram scheme), Camden Town / Kings Cross–Euston–Waterloo–Brixton / Peckham [2].
Other electric tramway operators
North East England
North West England
South East England
South West England
West Midlands
Yorkshire and the Humber
Scotland
Wales
North Wales
South Wales
Northern Ireland
Note for Giant's Causeway Tramway: Portrush–Bushmills opened 29 January 1883. Bushmills–Giant's Causeway opened 1 July 1887. World's first use of electric traction with hydroelectric generation. Track built in street in Portrush.
Isle of Man
- List of town tramway systems in Europe – Isle of Man
See also
- List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
- List of modern tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom
- List of town tramway systems in Scotland
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of town tramway systems
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- Lists of rapid transit systems
- List of trolleybus systems
Notes
References
- Anderson, Roy C. (1995). Bournemouth and Poole Tramways. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-47-2.
- Bett, W. H.; Gillham, J. C. (1990). The Tramways of South West England. Light Rail Transit Association. ISBN 0-948106-08-5.
- Gillham, J. C.; Wiseman, R. J. S. (2003). The Tramways of South Lancashire and North Wales. Light Rail Transit Association. ISBN 0-948106-29-8.
- Turner, Keith (2007). Directory of British Tramways. Volume 1. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-0-7524-3901-3.
- Turner, Keith (2009). Directory of British Tramways. Volume 2. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4233-4.
