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Edinburgh Trams: 10.1 18 km (11.5 mi) 23 1 Electric 31 May 2014 [3] Extension opened 7 June 2023 South London: Tramlink, formerly Croydon Tramlink: 20 27 km (17 mi) 39 4 Electric 10 May 2000 [2] [4] [5] Greater Manchester: Metrolink: 42 103 km (64 mi) 99 8 Electric 6 April 1992 [2] Nottingham: Nottingham Express Transit: 15.5 32 km (20 mi) 50 2 ...
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.
England's tram systems were largely dismantled, and by 1960, only Blackpool Transport survived. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since the 1990s, trams and light rail transportation have become increasingly common again, with a second generation of tram and light rail networks operating in cities and regions such as Manchester Metrolink , Nottingham Express Transit ...
The tram made its last journey on 30 September 1957 when the Omagh to Enniskillen line closed. The van now lies at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. Horse-drawn trams still operate on the 1876-built Douglas Bay Horse Tramway on the Isle of Man, and on the 1894-built Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram, in Adelaide, South Australia.
After the closure of the Leeds system on 7 November 1959, [2] Sheffield became the last city in England operating trams (closing in 1960), with Glasgow (Scotland) the last in the UK (closing in 1962). The Blackpool tramway then became the UK's only commercial tramway, until the opening of the Manchester Metrolink in 1992.
The National Tramway Museum (trading as Crich Tramway Village) is a tram museum located at Crich (listen ⓘ), in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England.The museum contains over 80 (mainly British) trams built between 1873 and 1982 and is set within a recreated period village containing a working pub, café, old-style sweetshop and tram depots.
Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and presently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England.It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since 1952.
The Tramways Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 78) was an important step in the development of urban transport in United Kingdom. Street tramways had originated in the United States, and were introduced to UK by George Francis Train in the 1860s, the first recorded installation being a short line from Woodside Ferry to Birkenhead Park in the town of Birkenhead.