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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.
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 ...
By the 1970s, the only tramway system remaining in Australia was the Melbourne tram system other than a few single lines remaining elsewhere: the Glenelg tram line, connecting Adelaide to the beachside suburb of Glenelg, and tourist trams in the Victorian Goldfields cities of Ballarat and Bendigo. In recent years the Melbourne system, generally ...
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 Central Tramway Company is an electric-powered funicular railway located in the holiday resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The company has the distinction of being the oldest surviving Tramway Company in the UK, [1] as the original corporation still operates the funicular today. Built in just 6 months between January and August 1881 ...
The Melbourne tram network is the longest tram system by route length. The New Orleans streetcar system was one of the first in the world and it is the oldest system still in operation. The following is a list of cities that have current tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars ), or light rail systems as part of their ...
Car No. 5 has several tramway like features, including the use of a combination car design, and is believed to be the oldest British full-size single decker bus in existence, possibly the oldest in the world. It was acquired by the Tramway Museum Society in late 2018, is in operational condition, and is displayed in the Exhibition Hall.
In 1884, a cable tram was introduced for Highgate Hill, the first cable tramway in Europe, [9] which was followed by a second cable line to draw trams up Brixton Hill to Streatham. [10] Both these systems were replaced within 15 years by electric trams. The electric tram took some decades to establish itself in London.