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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Tramway track consists of a grooved tramway rail set into a concrete base with troughs into which the rails are laid. Most of the track is on-street using 35G-section grooved tram rail, with BS11-80A 80 lb/yd (39.7 kg/m) flat-bottom rail elsewhere. [43]
2000-2017 Heritage tram The former track was part of the White Pass and Yukon Route United Kingdom: Portstewart Tramway: Steam tram 1882-1926 Rye and Camber Tramway: 1895-1939 950 mm (3 ft 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Italy: Trams in Pescara: 1934-1963 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Croatia: Trams in Opatija: 1908-1933 Trams in Pula: 1904-1934 Trams in ...
Several Leeds electric trams are now preserved at the National Tramway Museum at Crich; numbers 180, 345, 399, 600 and 602. [16] Leeds horse tram 107 at the National Tramway Museum. The last remaining Leeds horse tram, number 107, has been restored by the Leeds Transport Historical Society and is currently on display at Crich. [17]
Construction work started in January 1997, with an expected opening in November 1999. The first tram was delivered in October 1998 to the new depot at Therapia Lane and testing on the sections of the Wimbledon line began shortly afterwards. [11] Part of its track is the original route of the Surrey Iron Railway that opened in 1803. [12]
It runs for 6.1 miles, 4.8mi are guided track with a maximum speed of 50 mph. Runs between Luton Airport and Houghton Regis via Dunstable following the Dunstable branch line, which closed in 1989, running parallel to the A505 (Dunstable Road) and A5065 (Hatters Way). The £91 million scheme opened on 25 September 2013.